Sentences with phrase «measures of ecosystem health»
Water monitoring will be done through a comprehensive and integrated approach that quantifies and assesses the sources, transport, loadings, fate, and types of oil sands contaminants in the Athabasca River system and effects on key aquatic ecosystem components (both within the oil sands development area and in downstream receiving environments) that are measures of ecosystem health and integrity (fish, invertebrates).
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However, we continually gauge the success of our approach by measuring both ecosystem health and the economic and social well - being of our partner communities.
But creating the park is just the first step: the entire area is in need of preservation measures to ensure the long - term health of its ecosystems.
However, when all three key species were present, the average rate of all functions — a measure of overall ecosystem health — rose simultaneously.
Future lessons should continue to build on these concepts, especially on the idea that ecosystems are dynamic in nature and that the completeness or integrity of an ecosystem's biodiversity is often used as a measure of its health.
Several projects were successfully completed or reached significant milestones, including: First time in 100 years that the global population of wild tigers has increased, with 60 % growth where WWF - Canada works on tiger conservation in Nepal; first ever certified sustainable cod fishery in Canada; first ever national measure of the health of our freshwater ecosystems reaching 75 % completion; and, end of oil exploration interests near Arctic's Lancaster Sound region
Current air monitoring efforts in the region are more targeted toward measuring compliance with provincial regulations; however, significant questions remain regarding the emissions from point and non-point sources, the chemical transformation of these emissions in the atmosphere, their long - range transport and their effects on the ecosystem and human health.
A recent study suggests the plight of the commen gray treefrog may help scientists measure the impact of climate change and better assess the health of a given ecosystem.