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Turkey Lakes Watershed Study

The Turkey Lakes Watershed Study (TLWS) was established in 1979 and is one of the longest running ecosystem studies in Canada. It is 10.5 km2 and is located approximately 60 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario at the northern margin of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence forest region. Researchers from Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada established the research watershed to evaluate the impacts of acid rain on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Since its inception, the study has taken a multi-disciplinary approach to investigating the processes that govern ecosystem responses to natural and anthropogenic perturbations.

The goal of the TLWS is to obtain a whole-ecosystem analysis of the biogeochemical processes operating at the site. This permits system models to be developed and validated. The holistic approach that has been adopted from the outset allows research to evolve and expand from its original acidification focus to include evaluations of other environmental issues.

Partnerships and collaboration are part of the founding principles behind the TLWS to improve our ability to measure, model and predict effects of human activity on ecosystem function. Over time, research and monitoring have expanded to explore the effects of forest harvesting, climate change, aquatic habitat manipulations and toxic contaminants. Advancements of our scientific knowledge of forest ecosystems and a baseline of long-term environmental data enables study results to inform Canadian governments on environmental policy and forest management legislation.

Hydrological, meteorological, and vegetation data collected by scientists at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre is included in this directory. Experimental sites and scientific investigations in the TLW are summarized in the compendium document. Visit our website at:

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Date ( RI_367 )
2020-01-27
Date ( RI_366 )
1979
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; CFS/GLFC/FE - Webster, Kara ( )
Canada
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Turkey Lakes Watershed
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Air pollution
  • Water
  • Acid rain
  • Wetlands
  • Watersheds
  • Aquatic ecosystems
  • Biological diversity
  • Boreal ecosystems
  • Chemistry
  • Climate change
  • Environmental adaptation
  • Environmental sciences
  • Environment
  • Ecology
  • Environmental indicators
  • Environmental management
  • Natural resources
  • Scientific information
  • Soil
  • Resources management
  • Inland waters
  • Hydrology
  • Scientific research
  • Streams
  • Trees
  • Terrestrial ecosystems
  • Trends
  • Water quality
  • Ecosystems
  • Fresh water
  • Forestry
  • Forests
  • Environmental quality
  • Model forests
  • Forest management
  • Lakes
  • Research
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
textTable; texteTable RI_637
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
1979
End date
2020
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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
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RI_420
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; CFS/GLFC/FE - Stephanie Nelson ( Ecosystem biologist )
Canada
OnLine resource
Turkey Lakes Watershed ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
A Compendium of Experimental Sites and Scientific Investigations in the Turkey Lakes Watershed ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
A Compendium of Experimental Sites and Scientific Investigations in the Turkey Lakes Watershed _French Version ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;fra

OnLine resource
Turkey Lakes Watershed ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Turkey Lakes Watershed ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Turkey Lakes Watershed ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

File identifier
f2ac0ae9-dd2f-4a70-b059-f8a49d9f5982 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
series; série RI_623
Date stamp
2021-11-18T20:39:42
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_415
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; CFS/GLFC/FE - Kara Webster ( )
1219 Queen Street East , Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario , P6A 2E5 , Canada
 
 

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