Areal Extent of Wetlands

The data represents the density of wetland habitat in the agricultural region of Alberta in 2002. Wetlands are depressional areas that are wet for a long enough period that the plant and animals living in them are adapted to, and often dependent on, living in wet conditions for at least part of their life cycle. In drier areas of the province, wetlands tend to be more intermittent, while in wetter areas, wetlands tend to be more persistent. Topography also affects the occurrence of wetlands. Hummocky landscapes allow for pooling of water in depressions, while landscapes with longer slopes (e.g. the foothills) generally have better defined surface drainage patterns. A wetland in influenced by the interaction between the wet area, the wetland margin and upland area.Wetlands provide important habitat for waterfowl and many other types of wildlife. Wetlands reduce the impact of flooding, provide erosion control, purify water by removing sediment and nutrients, and contribute to groundwater recharge. This resource was created using ArcGIS.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2005-09-01
Date ( RI_366 )
0001-01-01
RI_417
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta - Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta ( Environmental Stewardship Branch, GIS Unit )
7000 – 113 St , Edmonton , Alberta , T6H 5T6 ,
403-742-7901
https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned; nonPlanifié RI_542
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • bogs
  • marshes
  • swamps
  • conservation agriculture
  • Downloadable Data
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Government information
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Alberta (https://open.alberta.ca/licence)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
Begin date
0001-01-01
End date
2005-09-01
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Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:3400 / 8.9.3
Distribution format
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  • ZIP ( unknown )

  • HTML ( unknown )

RI_417
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta - Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta ( Environmental Stewardship Branch, GIS Unit )
7000 – 113 St , Edmonton , Alberta , T6H 5T6 ,
403-742-7901
https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/
OnLine resource
Areal Extent of Wetlands ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Areal Extent of Wetlands ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Alberta Geoportal ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Areal_Extent_of_Wetlands.kmz ( HTTP )

Web Service;KMZ;eng

OnLine resource
Areal Extent of Wetlands ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Areal Extent of Wetlands ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Areal_Extent_of_Wetlands.zip ( HTTP )

Dataset;ZIP;eng

File identifier
b90dc207-3809-41aa-a7e0-48adad841bf9 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2020-09-09T20:11:46
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
1.2
RI_417
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta - Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Alberta ( Environmental Stewardship Branch, GIS Unit )
7000 – 113 St , Edmonton , Alberta , T6H 5T6 ,
403-742-7901
https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/
 
 

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