Natural Resources Canada

77 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Fuel consumption ratings

    Datasets provide model-specific fuel consumption ratings and estimated carbon dioxide emissions for new light-duty vehicles for retail sale in Canada. To help you compare vehicles from different model years, the fuel consumption ratings for 1995 to 2014 vehicles have been adjusted to reflect...
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    Reducing pest risk in birch wood products - The effective heat treatment for bronze birch borer Agrilus anxius (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) prepupae

    PURPOSE: Determine the time and temperature combinations that result in partial and complete mortality of larvae of the Bronze birch borer DESCRIPTION: The protection of forest resources and the safe trade of forest products require phytosanitary measures which reduce the risk of pest movement to...
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    Natural Resources Canada
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    TOPIC Open - Literature Review Module

    The Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) open access literature review module provides access to an open dataset of data gathered from the scientific literature. The Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) database serves as a hub for centralizing knowledge on plant functional traits in Canada. Under...
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    Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) - Open Access Dataset

    Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) Open Access provides an access to TOPIC datasets as data become publicly available. The database is organized in two separate modules: 1) The Literature review module aims to consolidate data gathered from the scientific literature. 2) The Empirical measurements...
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    TOPIC Open - Empirical Module

    The Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) open access empirical measurements module provides access to an open dataset of direct observations collected in the field, laboratory, greenhouse or garden. The Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) database serves as a hub for centralizing knowledge on plant...
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    TOPIC CoVitas - Aboveground and belowground plant traits

    Co-Vitas project traits data. The Co-VITAS project is investigating understory species (6 ubiquitous boreal species) response and adaptive capacity to environmental change, by measuring a set of leaf and root traits throughout the species range. We enlisted and coordinated the efforts of 23...
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    Natural Resources Canada
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    NTSC TOPIC - Tree Seed Traits

    The National Tree Seed Centre (NTSC) is Canada’s only active national germplasm bank dedicated to conserving forest reproductive material (FRM), such as seeds, pollen, and somatic embryos. The NTSC was established in 1967 with a focus on obtaining, testing, storing, and providing native and...
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    TOPIC Sudbury - Leaf traits

    Foliar traits measured in one study were used to develop an applied model to help restoration practitioners select an ideal mix of species to plant to achieve their restoration goals. We used trait-function relationships to characterize the effects of species on ecosystem functions. The dataset...
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    TOPIC Alberta - Traits of understory vegetation in Alberta - Specific Leaf Area

    Specific leaf area used in an investigation of the functional and structural recovery of seismic lines in upland boreal forests in northwestern Alberta and explore the use of forest management as a way to accelerate their recovery. Please site as: Santala, K., Schoonmaker, A., Aubin, I. 2020....
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    Determinants of mating success in a lek-mating species

    Leks are male-biased aggregations formed for mating, where sperm is the only resource acquired by visiting females. One of the many advantages of leks is the possibility to efficiently assess the quality of potential mates by comparing aggregated individuals of the same sex with one another....
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    Modernizing Canada's Radioactive Waste Policy: Comments and Ideas Submitted

    In November 2020, the Minister of Natural Resources Canada launched an inclusive engagement process to modernize Canada’s policy for the management of radioactive waste. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) officials led the six-month engagement process with the support of other federal government...
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    Jack pine productivity on sandy soils in the boreal forest (Quebec, Canada)

    This dataset is associated with the article authored by Marine Pacé, Benjamin Gadet, Julien Beguin, Yves Bergeron et David Paré entitled " Drivers of boreal tree growth and stand opening in boreal forest: the case of jack pine on sandy soils ". It comprises 37 plots including 20 plots near the...
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    Natural Resources Canada
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    Soil organic carbon bioreactivity in the spruce feathermoss forests of Quebec (Canada)

    This database contains the data set described in Andrieux B. et al. (in preparation) about soil organic carbon bioreactivity in Quebec's spruce feathermoss forests. The soil carbon bioreactivity has been evaluated with long-term lab incubations. Carbon density in different soil functional...
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    Cumulative effects of disturbances on soil nutrients: predominance of antagonistic short-term responses to the salvage logging of insect-killed stands

    This dataset is associated with the article authored by Christine Martineau, Julien Beguin, Armand Séguin and David Paré " Cumulative effects of disturbances on soil nutrients: predominance of antagonistic short-term responses to the salvage logging of insect-killed stands". It comprises 24 plots...
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    Natural Resources Canada
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    SBW L2 and L4 samples from Ottawa River valley, North Shore and New Brunswick 1998-2022

    Counts of SBW larvae collected in the fall as L2 or in the following spring as L4, from 75-cm branches or 45-cm branch tips (respectively) of balsam fir in the Ottawa River valley from 1998-2001, North Shore 2008-2010, and New Brunswick 2017-2022. Defoliation measured at the end of the feeding...
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    Natural Resources Canada
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