Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes Region

Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes Region Human activities occurring on land can impact marine coastal ecosystems. Baseline information on the locations and intensity of these activities are critical components of any impact assessment or spatial planning approach seeking to mitigate stress and protect or restore coastal ecosystems. As part of a wider project, land use maps were created for 109 coastal watersheds draining into the Scotian Shelf Bioregion – a biophysical subdivision of Canada’s marine waters in the Maritimes Region of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Information was compiled from various national and provincial publicly available spatial data sources. Each map provides basic statistics on areal values of different land cover types (such as forested areas, pervious or impervious surfaces, agricultural areas, peatlands, parks and protected areas, wetlands and freshwater bodies), human population density, building locations, and locations of major riverine pour points. This project was funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada through a Strategic Program for Ecosystem-based Research and Advice (SPERA) grant. Source Guijarro-Sabaniel, J., Kelly, N.E. 2022. Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes Region. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3494: viii + 135 p. Associated publication Kelly, N.E., Guijarro-Sabaniel, J. and Zimmerman, R., 2021. Anthropogenic nitrogen loading and risk of eutrophication in the coastal zone of Atlantic Canada. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 263, p.107630. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107630 Cite this data as: Guijarro-Sabaniel, J. Kelly, N.E. Land use atlas for coastal watersheds in the Maritimes Region. Published May 2022. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S. 2022-08-09 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Noreen.Kelly@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentOceans Data DictionaryCSV https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Land_Use_Atlas_Coastal_Watersheds_Maritimes_Region/DataDictionary/NS_NB_LandUse_DataDictionary.csv Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes RegionESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Land_Use_Atlas_Coastal_Watersheds_Maritimes_Region/MapServer Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes RegionESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/Land_Use_Atlas_Coastal_Watersheds_Maritimes_Region/MapServer Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes RegionFGDB/GDB https://pacgis01.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/FGPPublic/Land_Use_Atlas_Coastal_Watersheds_Maritimes_Region/Downloads/Downloads.gdb.zip Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes RegionPDF https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/41061068.pdf

Human activities occurring on land can impact marine coastal ecosystems. Baseline information on the locations and intensity of these activities are critical components of any impact assessment or spatial planning approach seeking to mitigate stress and protect or restore coastal ecosystems. As part of a wider project, land use maps were created for 109 coastal watersheds draining into the Scotian Shelf Bioregion – a biophysical subdivision of Canada’s marine waters in the Maritimes Region of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Information was compiled from various national and provincial publicly available spatial data sources. Each map provides basic statistics on areal values of different land cover types (such as forested areas, pervious or impervious surfaces, agricultural areas, peatlands, parks and protected areas, wetlands and freshwater bodies), human population density, building locations, and locations of major riverine pour points. This project was funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada through a Strategic Program for Ecosystem-based Research and Advice (SPERA) grant.

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Guijarro-Sabaniel, J., Kelly, N.E. 2022. Land Use Atlas for Coastal Watersheds in the Maritimes Region. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3494: viii + 135 p.

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Kelly, N.E., Guijarro-Sabaniel, J. and Zimmerman, R., 2021. Anthropogenic nitrogen loading and risk of eutrophication in the coastal zone of Atlantic Canada. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 263, p.107630. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107630

Cite this data as: Guijarro-Sabaniel, J. Kelly, N.E. Land use atlas for coastal watersheds in the Maritimes Region. Published May 2022. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S.

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Delivery Point: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006

City: Dartmouth

Administrative Area: Nova Scotia

Postal Code: B2Y 4A2

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: Noreen.Kelly@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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