Repository details
Natural Heritage Information Centre
Name of repository
Natural Heritage Information Centre
Additional name(s)
- Centre d'information sur le patrimoine naturel
- NHIC
- CIPN
Subject(s)
- Life Sciences
- Biology
- Plant Sciences
- Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
- Zoology
- Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
- Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
- Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
- Forestry
- Natural Sciences
- Geosciences
Description
The Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) compiles, maintains and provides information on rare, threatened and endangered species and spaces in Ontario. This information is stored in a central repository composed of computerized databases, map files and an information library, which are accessible for conservation applications, land use development planning, park management, etc. Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario.
Keyword(s)
Repository size
over 17.000 plants, animals and lichens in Ontario; 2.000 species, plant communities and wildlife concentration areas; over 9.000 natural areas in the province
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
- French
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (2)
Additional name(s)
- Gouvernement de l’Ontario
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- MNRF
- MRNF
- Ministère du Développement du Nord, des Mines, des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (3)
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- other
Data licenses (2)
DataLicense
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- other
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes
Remarks
Remarks
The NHIC is a member of NatureServe.
Entry date
2016-06-21
Last update
2024-05-17
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