6 catalogue entries found

Contact Point: Agriculture and Irrigation, Government of Alberta
Time Period Data Span (end date): 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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  • Catalogue Entry: Number of Species at Risk

    This map, created in 2002 using ArcGIS, describes the number of animal and plant species that are at risk in Alberta. 'Species at risk' is a term used by the Committee on the...

  • Catalogue Entry: Aquifer Vulnerability Index

    The Aquifer Vulnerability Index (AVI) is a method of assessing the vulnerability of aquifers to surface contaminants in Alberta. An aquifer is a geological formation that is...

  • Catalogue Entry: Saline Soils

    The data represents the occurrence of saline soils in the agricultural area of Alberta. A Saline Soils is a non-alkali (pH less than 8.5 and exchangeable-sodium less than 15%)...

  • Catalogue Entry: Soil Texture

    This map illustrates the distribution of soil parent material textures in the agricultural region of Alberta. Soil texture is defined by the relative proportions of the sand,...

  • Catalogue Entry: Organic Soils

    This map displays the distribution of organic soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Organic soils consist of layers of material with greater than 30 percent organic...

  • Catalogue Entry: Solonetzic Soils

    This map displays the distribution of Solonetzic soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Solonetzic soils have developed on saline parent material that is high in sodium...
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