Appendix 17.2. Cryptic speciation in selected Arctic terrestrial and marine species.

Appendix 9.8 The thirty moss families of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with reference number (Ireland et al. 1987) in brackets. Number of species in each family, number of genus in family, and number of species in each genus are given. Species-rich genera and families are highlighted in grey.

Appendix 17.3. Phylogeographic and population genetics studies of selected Arctic species.

Appendix 9.4 Stabilized introductions (*) and casual introductions (**) among the vascular plants in the Arctic derived from Elven (2007) with indication of PAF code number. Arctic floristic provinces and subzones according to Elven (2007).

Appendix 9.3 Borderline vascular plant species (“b”) with indication of PAF code number, reaching the southernmost part of the Arctic subzone E. Arctic floristic provinces, subzones (A-E), neighbouring boreal or boreo-alpine zone (N) derived from Elven (2007).

Aggragation of all groundwater monitoring stations from participating provincial and territorial agencies: - Nova Scotia Environment - Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks - Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development - Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Climate Change - Prince Edward Island Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - New Brunswick Environment - Quebec Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques - Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Resource Development - Saskatchewan Water Security Agency - British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy - Yukon Water Resources Branch of the Department of Environment This web service complies with the OGC's SensorThings API standard and provides access to archives of historical and recent groundwater level measurements from provincial stations.

Distribution by broad geographic region and low or high arctic zones.

This layer comprises all the available water wells in GIN (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador) and published through the open data platforms. This layer is a combination of all individual provincial and territorial layers. The original databases are dynamically converted by an automatic process managed by Natural Resources Canada (Groundwater Information Network).

Appenidx 17.1. Selected phylogenetic studies of (or including) Arctic taxa.

Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of ocean space encompassing coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundary of continental shelves and the seaward margins of coastal current systems. Fifty of them have been identified. They are relatively large regions (200 000 km2 or more) characterized by distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity and trophically dependent populations. The LME approach uses five modules: 1. productivity module considers the oceanic variability and its effect on the production of phyto and zooplankton 2. fish and fishery module concerned with the sustainability of individual species and the maintenance of biodiversity 3. pollution and ecosystem health module examines health indices, eutrophication, biotoxins, pathology and emerging diseases 4. socio-economic module integrates assessments of human forcing and the long-term sustainability and associated socio-economic benefits of various management measures, and 5. governance module involves adaptive management and stakeholder participation.” Source: http://www.fao.org/fishery/topic/3440/en Reference: Sherman, K. and Hempel, G. (Editors) 2009. The UNEP Large Marine Ecosystem Report: A perspective on changing conditions in LMEs of the world’s Regional Seas. UNEP Regional Seas Report and Studies No. 182. United Nations Environment Programme. Nairobi, Kenya. Data available from: http://lme.edc.uri.edu/ - LMEs of the world Updated shape file - 2014