Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources

Ecodistricts of Nova Scotia

Organization
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources

Author
Heather Thomas

ESRI Software
ArcMap, ArcView

Data Sources
Base data was derived from Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Nova Scotia Topographic Database. Additional information was derived from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Ecological Land Classification database.

Description
The Department of Natural Resources has updated the Ecological Land Classification (ELC) as of April 1, 2005, to assist in the planning and management of sustainable forests.  It is also a foundation for the Integrated Resource Management (IRM) planning process for provincial crown land. In this framework of mapped ecosystems, the ELC provides an understanding of ecosystem form and function and the dependent biodiversity by linking the physical and biological environment of each system. Ecosystems on the landscape represent the effects of the interactions of climate, landform, water, and soils and thus the distribution of biodiversity.

Acknowledgements
Wayne Burt