Ontario Benthic Invertebrate Counts for Neonicotinoid Monitoring

22 stream locations in Ontario were sampled for aquatic invertebrates as part of a multi-year environmental monitoring study. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks collected this data starting in 2015 to measure changes following restrictions on neonicotinoid-treated seeds. It includes invertebrate counts and catchment attributes, complementing separate datasets on water and soil concentrations.

Use Cases

• Assessing neonicotinoid exposure impacts on aquatic invertebrate populations based on the invertebrate count data.
• Analyzing relationships between catchment environmental attributes and invertebrate community health.
• Correlating benthic invertebrate data with separate water and soil neonicotinoid concentration datasets.
• Monitoring changes in stream biodiversity over time as part of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action Plan.

Strengths

• Data is part of a coordinated multi-media monitoring study with 22 specific sampled stream locations.
• Linked to four related datasets (stream, soil, pollen, bee, drinking water) for cross-component analysis.
• Last updated 2026-04-17 15:42:55.144147, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is one component of a larger study; invertebrate data alone may require joining with other files for full context.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Monitoring study started in 2015 by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Time Range

Study started in 2015; specific temporal coverage is not detailed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:42:55.144147

Geography

Ontario, Canada, with 22 sampled stream locations.