Ecological Integrity of National Parks Data

• Ecological integrity status and trends of national parks, Canada, 2011
• Ecological integrity status and trends of 42 national parks, Canada, 2011

Ecological integrity status and trends of national parks, Canada, 2011

Ecological integrity status	Ecological integrity trend (improving)	Ecological integrity trend (stable)	Ecological integrity trend (declining)	Ecological integrity trend (not rated)	Total
Good	2	21	7	13	43
Fair	3	19	22	7	51
Poor	0	1	6	1	8
Total	5	41	35	21	102

Note: Park ecosystems include forests, freshwater, grasslands, tundra, marine and others, depending on what is present in each park.

 

Ecological integrity status and trends of 42 national parks, Canada, 2011

Province or territory	National park	Ecosystem type	Ecological integrity status	Ecological integrity trend
NL	Gros Morne1	Forest	poor	declining
NL	Gros Morne1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	stable/no change
NL	Gros Morne1	Wetlands	fair	declining
NL	Gros Morne1	Tundra/Barrens	fair	declining
NL	Gros Morne1	Coastal	fair	improving
NL	Terra Nova1	Forest	good	improving
NL	Terra Nova1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	improving
NL	Terra Nova1	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
NL	Terra Nova1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NL	Terra Nova1	Coastal	good	stable/no change
NL	Torngat Mountains1, 2	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	not rated
NL	Torngat Mountains1, 2	Tundra/Barrens	good	not rated
NL	Torngat Mountains1, 2	Coastal	fair	not rated
NL	Torngat Mountains1, 2	Glaciers	not rated	not rated
PE	Prince Edward Island1	Forest	poor	declining
PE	Prince Edward Island1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	stable/no change
PE	Prince Edward Island1	Wetlands	good	declining
PE	Prince Edward Island1	Coastal	fair	declining
NS	Cape Breton Highlands1	Forest	fair	declining
NS	Cape Breton Highlands1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	declining
NS	Cape Breton Highlands1	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
NS	Cape Breton Highlands1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NS	Cape Breton Highlands1	Coastal	good	stable/no change
NS	Kejimkujik1, 2	Forest	good	not rated
NS	Kejimkujik1, 2	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	not rated
NS	Kejimkujik1, 2	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
NS	Kejimkujik1, 2	Coastal	poor	not rated
NB	Fundy1	Forest	fair	stable/no change
NB	Fundy1	Freshwater/Aquatic	fair	stable/no change
NB	Fundy1	Wetlands	good	stable/no change
NB	Fundy1	Coastal	fair	stable/no change
NB	Kouchibouguac1	Forest	not rated	not rated
NB	Kouchibouguac1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	stable/no change
NB	Kouchibouguac1	Wetlands	good	stable/no change
NB	Kouchibouguac1	Coastal	good	stable/no change
QC	Forillon1	Forest	good	declining
QC	Forillon1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	stable/no change
QC	Forillon1	Coastal	fair	declining
QC	Forillon1	Marine/ Subtidal	fair	declining
QC	La Mauricie	Forest	fair	declining
QC	La Mauricie	Streams & Rivers	fair	declining
QC	La Mauricie	Wetlands	fair	declining
QC	Mingan Archipelago (Reserve)	Forest	good	stable/no change
QC	Mingan Archipelago (Reserve)	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
QC	Mingan Archipelago (Reserve)	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
QC	Mingan Archipelago (Reserve)	Coastal	not rated	not rated
QC	Mingan Archipelago (Reserve)	Other Systems (Islets)	not rated	not rated
ON	Bruce Peninsula2	Forest	good	stable/no change
ON	Bruce Peninsula2	Lakes	not rated	not rated
ON	Bruce Peninsula2	Streams & Rivers	fair	not rated
ON	Bruce Peninsula2	Wetlands	good	not rated
ON	Bruce Peninsula2	Other ecosystems (non-forest)	not rated	not rated
ON	Georgian Bay Islands2	Forest	good	not rated
ON	Georgian Bay Islands2	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
ON	Georgian Bay Islands2	Lakes	not rated	not rated
ON	Georgian Bay Islands2	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
ON	Georgian Bay Islands2	Coastal	good	not rated
ON	Point Pelee	Forest	fair	stable/no change
ON	Point Pelee	Wetlands	fair	declining
ON	Point Pelee	Coastal	poor	declining
ON	Point Pelee	Other ecosystems (non-forest)	fair	declining
ON	Pukaskwa2	Forest	good	not rated
ON	Pukaskwa2	Lakes	not rated	not rated
ON	Pukaskwa2	Streams & Rivers	not rated	not rated
ON	Pukaskwa2	Coastal	fair	not rated
ON	St. Lawrence Islands2	Forest	good	stable/no change
ON	St. Lawrence Islands2	Streams & Rivers	good	not rated
ON	St. Lawrence Islands2	Wetlands	fair	not rated
MB	Riding Mountain	Forest	fair	stable/no change
MB	Riding Mountain	Lakes	fair	stable/no change
MB	Riding Mountain	Streams & Rivers	fair	stable/no change
MB	Riding Mountain	Wetlands	fair	stable/no change
MB	Riding Mountain	Grasslands	fair	declining
MB	Wapusk1	Forest	not rated	not rated
MB	Wapusk1	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
MB	Wapusk1	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
MB	Wapusk1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
MB	Wapusk1	Coastal	not rated	not rated
MB	Wapusk1	Marine/ Subtidal	not rated	not rated
SK	Grasslands1	Forest	not rated	not rated
SK	Grasslands1	Freshwater/Aquatic	fair	stable/no change
SK	Grasslands1	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
SK	Grasslands1	Grasslands	fair	stable/no change
SK	Grasslands1	Other ecosystems (badlands/shrublands)	not rated	not rated
SK	Prince Albert2	Forest	good	not rated
SK	Prince Albert2	Lakes	good	not rated
SK	Prince Albert2	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
SK	Prince Albert2	Grasslands	not rated	not rated
AB	Banff1	Forest	fair	declining
AB	Banff1	Freshwater/Aquatic	fair	stable/no change
AB	Banff1	Other ecosystems (native biodiversity)	fair	stable/no change
AB	Elk Island	Forest	good	stable/no change
AB	Elk Island	Lakes	fair	declining
AB	Elk Island	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
AB	Elk Island	Grasslands	not rated	not rated
AB	Jasper1	Forest	fair	stable/no change
AB	Jasper1	Freshwater/Aquatic	fair	improving
AB	Jasper1	Other ecosystems (native biodiversity)	fair	stable/no change
AB	Waterton Lakes1	Forest	poor	declining
AB	Waterton Lakes1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	declining
AB	Waterton Lakes1	Other ecosystems (native biodiversity)	good	stable/no change
BC	Gulf Islands (Reserve)2	Forest	not rated	not rated
BC	Gulf Islands (Reserve)2	Lakes	fair	not rated
BC	Gulf Islands (Reserve)2	Streams & Rivers	not rated	not rated
BC	Gulf Islands (Reserve)2	Coastal	not rated	not rated
BC	Gulf Islands (Reserve)2	Marine/ Subtidal	good	not rated
BC	Gulf Islands (Reserve)2	Other ecosystems (islets, intertidal zones, non-forest)	not rated	not rated
BC	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve and Haida Heritage Site)2, 3	Forest	fair	declining
BC	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve and Haida Heritage Site)2, 3	Lakes	not rated	not rated
BC	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve and Haida Heritage Site)2, 3	Streams & Rivers	good	not rated
BC	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve and Haida Heritage Site)2, 3	Coastal	good	stable/no change
BC	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve and Haida Heritage Site)2, 3	Marine/ Subtidal	poor	stable/no change
BC	Gwaii Haanas (Reserve and Haida Heritage Site)2, 3	Other ecosystems (intertidal zones, non-forest)	not rated	not rated
BC	Kootenay1	Forest	fair	declining
BC	Kootenay1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	stable/no change
BC	Kootenay1	Other ecosystems (native biodiversity)	fair	stable/no change
BC	Mount Revelstoke & Glacier1, 4	Forest	fair	declining
BC	Mount Revelstoke & Glacier1, 4	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	declining
BC	Mount Revelstoke & Glacier1, 4	Other ecosystems (native biodiversity)	fair	stable/no change
BC	Pacific Rim (Reserve)	Forest	good	stable/no change
BC	Pacific Rim (Reserve)	Streams & Rivers	fair	stable/no change
BC	Pacific Rim (Reserve)	Coastal	fair	stable/no change
BC	Pacific Rim (Reserve)	Marine/ Subtidal	poor	declining
BC	Pacific Rim (Reserve)	Other ecosystems (intertidal zones)	fair	stable/no change
BC	Yoho1	Forest	fair	declining
BC	Yoho1	Freshwater/Aquatic	fair	improving
BC	Yoho1	Other ecosystems (native biodiversity)	fair	declining
YT	Ivvavik1, 5	Forest	not rated	not rated
YT	Ivvavik1, 5	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
YT	Ivvavik1, 5	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
YT	Ivvavik1, 5	Coastal	not rated	not rated
YT	Kluane (and Reserve)1, 2	Forest	fair	declining
YT	Kluane (and Reserve)1, 2	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
YT	Kluane (and Reserve)1, 2	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
YT	Kluane (and Reserve)1, 2	Tundra/Barrens	good	declining
YT	Kluane (and Reserve)1, 2	Glaciers	fair	not rated
YT	Vuntut1	Forest	not rated	not rated
YT	Vuntut1	Wetlands	good	stable/no change
YT	Vuntut1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NT	Aulavik1, 2	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
NT	Aulavik1, 2	Tundra/Barrens	fair	not rated
NT	Aulavik1, 2	Coastal	not rated	not rated
NT	Nahanni (Reserve)1	Forest	good	stable/no change
NT	Nahanni (Reserve)1	Freshwater/Aquatic	good	stable/no change
NT	Nahanni (Reserve)1	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
NT	Nahanni (Reserve)1	Tundra/Barrens	fair	declining
NT	Nahanni (Reserve)1	Glaciers	fair	declining
NT	Tuktut Nogait1, 5	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
NT	Tuktut Nogait1, 5	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NT	Wood Buffalo2	Forest	good	stable/no change
NT	Wood Buffalo2	Lakes	not rated	not rated
NT	Wood Buffalo2	Streams & Rivers	poor	declining
NT	Wood Buffalo2	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
NT	Wood Buffalo2	Grasslands	not rated	not rated
NT	Wood Buffalo2	Other ecosystems (Peace Athabasca Delta)	good	declining
NU	Auyuittuq1, 5	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
NU	Auyuittuq1, 5	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NU	Auyuittuq1, 5	Coastal	not rated	not rated
NU	Auyuittuq1, 5	Glaciers	not rated	not rated
NU	Quttinirpaaq1	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
NU	Quttinirpaaq1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NU	Quttinirpaaq1	Coastal	not rated	not rated
NU	Quttinirpaaq1	Glaciers	not rated	not rated
NU	Sirmilik1	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
NU	Sirmilik1	Wetlands	not rated	not rated
NU	Sirmilik1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NU	Sirmilik1	Coastal	not rated	not rated
NU	Sirmilik1	Glaciers	not rated	not rated
NU	Ukkusiksalik1	Freshwater/Aquatic	not rated	not rated
NU	Ukkusiksalik1	Tundra/Barrens	not rated	not rated
NU	Ukkusiksalik1	Coastal	not rated	not rated

Note:
¹These parks combine "Lakes" and "Streams and Rivers" into a single "Freshwater/Aquatic" ecosystem.
²Though an Ecological Integrity status is reported, there were not enough years of data available to report an Ecological Integrity trend for these ecosystems.
³Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage site.
⁴Information for Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks is collected together.
⁵Ecosystem conditions for these parks were identified after March 31, 2009.

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