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 )
2016-07-13
Date ( RI_366 )
2016-07-13
RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
Status
planned; planifié RI_597
Maintenance and update frequency
irregular; irrégulier RI_541
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • BIOTA
  • BOGS
  • CONSERVATION-AGRICULTURE
  • DOWNLOADABLE-DATA
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • INLANDWATERS
  • MARSHES
  • SWAMPS
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
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
0001-01-01
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RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
OnLine resource
Areal Extent of Wetlands - (ESRI REST) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

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Areal Extent of Wetlands - (ESRI REST) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

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Areal Extent of Wetlands - (HTML) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
WMS (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

File identifier
8d950f2f-0a89-41b1-a778-2e51485edbe4 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-03-25
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003
RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
 
 

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