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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
References
Ecological Stratification Working Group. 1995. A National Ecological Framework for Canada. Report and national map at 1:7 500 000 scale. Ottawa: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Branch, Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research; and Hull: Environment Canada, State of the Environment Directorate, Ecozone Analysis Branch.
Web Sites
Federal Government
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Canadian Soil Information System. The National Soil DataBase. Soil Landscapes of Canada.
- The Canadian Land Resource Network has created a series of GIS coverages that show the major characteristics of soil and land for the whole country. Soil Landscapes of Canada were compiled at a scale of 1:1 million, and information is organized according to a uniform national set of soil and landscape criteria based on permanent natural attributes.
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Search the Federal Environmental Assessment Index
- Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase
- The State of the Environment (SOE) Infobase was originally developed in 1996 as an interactive and convenient mechanism for presenting a number of environmental reporting products and tools, including The State of Canada’s Environment 1996 and Canada's National Environmental Indicators Series 2003.
- Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase. Ecozones of Canada
- This site introduces Canada's ecozones and the general concepts of ecological classification.
Provincial/Territorial Government
- Government of Manitoba. State of the Environment Report for Manitoba, 1997. The Prairie Ecozone : Focus on Sustainable Development
- Manitoba's prairie ecozone today is an ecosystem reconstructed by human activity. Fertile soils that once sustained vast, mixed grassland and tall-grass prairie now support a three-billion-dollar agriculture industry, one of Manitoba's most vital economic sectors.
Other
- Canadian Wildlife Federation
- CWF is dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation of our natural world.
