Ecological Connectivity and Habitat Quality Maps for the St. Lawrence Lowlands

St. Lawrence lowlands cartographic data from research by McGill University and partners for the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, and its partners. This data aims to integrate concepts of ecological connectivity and terrestrial habitat quality into conservation planning. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-22 and is available in FGDB/GDB, GEOTIF, HTML, and PDF formats under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify priority areas for conservation corridors based on ecological connectivity analyses.
• Assess habitat quality for terrestrial species to inform land management decisions.
• Integrate connectivity concepts into regional conservation and climate change adaptation strategies.

Strengths

• Data is the result of research conducted by McGill University and its partners for a government ministry.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (FGDB/GDB, GEOTIF) suitable for GIS analysis.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

McGill University and partners (Apex Resource Management Solutions, Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science and Habitat) on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, and its partners.

Collection Method

Research and cartographic analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:36:25.219573; freshness should be verified.

Geography

St. Lawrence lowlands region.