Ontario Wildlife Habitat Matrices for Rare Vascular Plants

Ontario's appendix G provides habitat matrices and descriptions for rare vascular plants and animal species likely affected by development. The data is a historical snapshot from the Significant Wildlife Habitat Technical Guide and is no longer updated. It was published by the Government of Ontario under Regulation 671/92.

Use Cases

• Identify significant wildlife habitats based on seasonal concentration categories mentioned in the description.
• Analyze habitat requirements for rare vascular plant species described in the appendix.
• Assess development impacts on amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals using the habitat matrices.
• Cross-reference historical habitat data with newer ecoregion criteria schedules for specific Ontario regions.

Strengths

• Data is linked to a specific legal regulation (Regulation 671/92).
• Habitat categories are explicitly defined, including seasonal concentrations, specialized habitats, and animal movement corridors.
• Associated ecoregion criteria schedules for regions 3E, 5E, 6E, and 7E are provided for more recent information.

Limitations

• The data is explicitly described as a historical snapshot and is no longer updated.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• The dataset is available only in English, with French information requiring direct contact.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Geography

Ontario