Natural Resources Canada

6 datasets found
  • Open Data

    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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    Natural Resources Canada
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  • Open Data

    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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    Natural Resources Canada
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    • HTML
  • Open Data

    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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    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    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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    • CSV
  • Open Data

    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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    Natural Resources Canada
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    • CSV
  • Open Data

    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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    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV