Geographic and Estuarine Research Federation

West Coast estuaries are geologically young and composed of a variety of geomorphological types. These estuaries range from large fjords to shallow lagoons; from large to low freshwater flows. Natural hazards include El Ninios, strong Pacific storms, and active tectonic activity. West Coast estuaries support a wide range of living resources: five salmon species, harvestable shellfish, waterfowl and marine birds, marine mammals, and a variety of algae and plants. Although populations of many of these living resources have declined (salmonids), others have increased (marine mammals). West Coast estuaries are also centers of commerce and increasingly large shipping traffic. The West Coast human population is rising faster than most other areas of the U.S. and Canada, and is distributed heavily in southern California, the San Francisco Bay area, around Puget Sound, and the Fraser River estuary. While water pollution is a problem in many of the urbanized estuaries, most estuaries do not suffer from poor water quality. Primary estuarine

problems include habitat alterations, degradation, and loss; diverted freshwater flows; marine sediment contamination; and exotic species introductions. The growing West Coast economy and population are in part related to the quality of life, which is dependent on the use and enjoyment of abundant coastal natural resources.

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Date (Publication)
2000
Responsable
Nom de l'organisation Nom de la personne Adresse e-mail Rôle

Pacific Environmental Institute

C.D. Levings

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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation

Robert Emmett

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Forme de la présentation
Document numérique
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To provide a comprehensive review of West Coast estuaries.
Etat
Finalisé

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9

  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Estuarine Habitat

DFO Areas

  • North Pacific Ocean > North Inner Coast (Queen Charlotte Sound, Hecate Strait, Dixon Entrance, inlets and passages)

  • North Pacific Ocean > South Inner Coast(Johnstone Strait, Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca, inlets and passages)

  • North Pacific Ocean > North Outer Coast(West Coast Queen Charlotte Islands)

  • North Pacific Ocean > South Outer Coast(West Coast Vancouver Island)

  • North Pacific Ocean > Fraser River and BC Interior
Langue de la ressource

English
Encodage des caractères
Utf8
Catégorie ISO
  • Océans
Description de l'environnement de travail

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Début
1968
Fin
1999
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electronic

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Contact
Nom de l'organisation Nom de la personne Adresse e-mail Rôle

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Isobel Pearsall

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Ressource en ligne
Protocole Adresse Internet Nom

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

 		https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/data-donnees/index-eng.html

DFO Science website
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55/attachments/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55.pdf

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://soggy2.zoology.ubc.ca/geonetwork/srv/api/records/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55/attachments/937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55.xlsx

Appendix
Niveau
Jeu de données
Généralités sur la provenance

Levings produced paper copy. Fraser scanned with Fujitsu Scansnap s1500 (ABBY Finereader OCR software). Data was extracted through Adobe Reader conversion and manual entry into MS Excel.

Métadonnées

Identifiant de la fiche
937b1b4a-d482-4ae9-8e83-bbf805032b55 XML
Langue

eng
Jeu de caractères
Utf8
Type de ressource
Jeu de données
Date des métadonnées
2023-12-18T21:34:44.526Z
Nom du standard de métadonnées

North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Version du standard de métadonnées

NAP - CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
Contact
Nom de l'organisation Nom de la personne Adresse e-mail Rôle

Pacific Environmental Institute

C.D. Levings

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Autre langue
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Français Utf8
Anglais Utf8
 
 

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Mots clés

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords v15.9
Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Estuarine Habitat

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