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The Alberta Conservation Information Management System (ACIMS) Ecological Community Elements Table lists Ecological Communities reported for Alberta along with conservation status ranks. Those deemed to be of conservation concern are tracked. Spatial data is collected for tracked elements and used to create Element Occurrences. ACIMS is the Alberta member of the international network of NatureServe Conservation Data Centers. The Government of Alberta is the owner of the Element data stored in the NatureServe Canada Biotics database. An ecological community is a distinct assemblage of plant species with similar total species composition and vegetation structure often associated with specific environmental conditions. Given the right conditions, it can reoccur predictably. |
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The Alberta Conservation Information Management System (ACIMS) Ecological Community Elements Table lists Ecological Communities reported for Alberta along with conservation status ranks. Those deemed to be of conservation concern are tracked. Spatial data is collected for tracked elements and used to create Element Occurrences. ACIMS is the Alberta member of the international network of NatureServe Conservation Data Centers. The Government of Alberta is the owner of the Element data stored in the NatureServe Canada Biotics database. An ecological community is a distinct assemblage of plant species with similar total species composition and vegetation structure often associated with specific environmental conditions. Given the right conditions, it can reoccur predictably. |
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ACIMS Ecological Community records have been developed through a review process, and continue to be refined as new community types are proposed and as more information is gathered on types already on the list. The communities on the lists are first split into terrestrial or aquatic types, then further organized into physiognomic classes. The work to document the ecological communities of Alberta is ongoing and new types not yet documented are to be expected. Some will be rare types that should be added to the tracking list. There are many different kinds of ecological communities, ranging from those that are natural, to those that are dominated by cultivated species. Only natural, near-natural and some modified/managed communities are considered of conservation concern from the ecological community perspective. For example, communities that have formed in roadside ditches or those that have been planted or substantively altered by cultivation may well provide habitat for species of conservation concern, and hence be significant for other reasons, but they would not be considered rare communities. Ecological communities can be divided into three main pattern types; (1) Matrix communities are widespread and cover large areas across the landscape, (2) Large patch communities are less extensive and cover less of the landscape, but overall may still form large, uninterrupted patches, and (3) Small patch communities form small, discrete areas, usually associated with specific, specialized habitats, such as cliff faces or saline seepages. Together, matrix and large patch communities usually make up the main, representative vegetation of an area. Small patch communities, although small in area, contain a disproportionately large percentage of the total flora, and also support a specific and restricted set of associated fauna (e.g. invertebrates or herpetofauna) dependent on specialized conditions. Rare ecological communities are often, but not always, small patch types. An occurrence for a tracked community should meet the minimum patch size specification. This data updates on a daily basis. |
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The Information is licensed “as is”, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and will not under any circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss, injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage.Disclaimer and limitation of liability: ACIMS Data accessible through this product, are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or other violation of rights. The Government of Alberta makes no warranties regarding the use, accuracy, timelines, applicability, performance, security, availability or reliability of this website. The Government of Alberta will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of, or the inability to use, ACIMS Data.By using the ACIMS Ecological Community Elements Table layer (ACIMS Data), you understand and agree that ACIMS Data accessible through this product does not represent a complete record of all conservation information available. Many areas in Alberta have not been subjected to an inventory/survey. Information accessible through this product only represents the data currently residing in ACIMS and is not intended to be a definitive statement on the presence, absence or status of conservation information within a given area, nor as a substitute for on-site surveys. A search result that indicates there is an absence of Element Occurrences in ACIMS Data may indicate that either there are no tracked occurrences in that area, or the data is unavailable as there have been very few inventories/surveys completed in that part of the province. ACIMS Data accessible through this product are current only to the most recent update displayed. ACIMS Data are updated as new information warrants.Copyright of ACIMS Data accessible through this product are protected by the Copyright Act and are either owned or licensed by the Government of Alberta. Unless indicated otherwise, ACIMS Data accessible through this product may be copied and distributed for non-commercial use without charge or further permission from epa.acimsdata@gov.ab.ca. We only ask that the materials not be modified, users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials, the Government of Alberta be identified as the source of the materials, and the reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Government of Alberta. ACIMS Data accessible through this product may not be copied and/or distributed for commercial purposes without prior written permission from epa.acimsdata@gov.ab.ca. For permission to reproduce material, trademarks or official marks on the Government of Alberta web pages, please contact epa.acimsdata@gov.ab.ca. Other ACIMS data products have additional or different terms of use that will apply where specified.Government of Alberta Data and Information Security ClassificationPublic/Unrestricted |
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