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3) Make a list of plants and animals for which more information is needed and look for them in your study area. Report your findings and be an official contributor to this project (See lists of identification guides in How do I identify species?) (See How can I provide more information to the infobase?) 4) Use the threat fields in the infobase to study what kind of threats appear to be the most important in the NWT. 5) Use the ecozone field in the infobase to build official lists of plants and animals for your community or your project area. Crosscheck this list with a list of all the species that members of your community or your study team have identified so far. 6) New results will be published in 2005, and every 5 years after that. One will be able to study where species have improved in status and where our knowledge has improved. 7) Report the status of species of interest to you in your work. Here is a paragraph providing an example of how to use and cite General Status Ranks: Three NWT bird species of special interest may be found near Fort Smith: one endangered1 species, the whooping crane, and two species ranked as "may be at risk"2 in the NWT, the yellow rail and the white pelican.
1
COSEWIC. 2000. Full list of species assessed by COSEWIC. Available on
http:
www.cosewic.gc.ca/.
(Accessed 15 March 2001). 2 Government of the Northwest Territories. 2000. NWT Species 2000. Yellowknife, NT. 50 p.
Note that all species ranked as "At Risk" in the NWT have a COSEWIC status of either endangered or threatened. Can I use the lists of NWT wild species provided in the infobase as official lists?Yes. We compiled these lists over the past two years by gathering all the available information published or communicated by knowledgeable people. However, errors may be present. Please report them to us, as error-free species lists are important for the future evaluation of status ranks and for other users. Please
see
What
can I do if I know a species is found in the NWT but is not listed in the
infobase?
and
How can I correct errors in the infobase? What can I do if I know a species is found in the NWT but is not listed in the infobase?You can report your observations and findings through the Web http://www.nwtwildlife.com/monitoring/speciesmonitoring/corrections.htm, or refer to the contacts information on the Monitoring INFO-sheet: http://www.nwtwildlife.com/monitoring/speciesmonitoring/contacts.htm Please, provide your name and address. If possible, provide a good description of
How can I correct errors in the infobase?Correct information is important for this project. You can
report your observations and comments through
the Web at
http://www.nwtwildlife.com/monitoring/speciesmonitoring/corrections.htm
Please, provide your name and address. How can I provide more information to the infobase?You can
report your observations and comments through
the Web at Again, please, provide your name and address. What can I do if disagree with a General Status Rank for a species?As a knowledgeable person, you can contribute to the ranking of species status in the NWT. The next revision of the printed version of the General Status Ranks of Wild Species in the NWT will be published in 2005. Your knowledge is important for this project. You can
report your observations and comments to the Government of the Northwest
Territories by
e-mail, Please, provide your name and address. How can I cite information from the infobase?The infobase is a compendium of referenced information summarized solely to help rank the general status of species. Each line of information in the infobase is referenced to the original sources. Sources of information may be printed publications, databases or knowledgeable persons. The information provided in this infobase may be cited under specific rules: If the original source is printed material and is available, please CITE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE, and acknowledge use of the Infobase in your work. If the original source is a knowledgeable person, as referenced in the Infobase by reference codes H###, the information may be cited as: (Referenced
from the CD)
(Referenced
from the Web site) ENR Library Many references are available from the ENR Library. Check the journals list and online catalogue for availability. How did Traditional and local knowledge contribute to the General Status Ranks?Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and local knowledge are being integrated into this knowledge base by citing printed work and databases on TEK and local knowledge, and by citing knowledgeable people. Along with scientific information, both TEK and local knowledge were essential in ranking the status of NWT wild species. For example: TEK and local knowledge indicated the actual presence of a species (e.g., Long-toed Salamander in Liard Valley). TEK and local knowledge contributed to the number of species known to exist in the NWT. TEK and local knowledge contributed to information relative to each indicator, for example, the number of occurrences (herds etc.), identification of threats, etc. TEK and local knowledge contributed to our understanding of the importance of individual species to our northern social fabric and economy (see "Human/economic considerations" field in the infobase) For the year 2000 ranking process, committees and individuals helped first draft scores and ranks. All co-management boards responsible for wildlife in the NWT contributed to draft ranks and then reviewed them. During this process, TEK and local knowledge contributed information that changed ranks and increased the number of known species in the NWT (e.g., salmon species and some marine mammals were confirmed present by TEK). Because co-management boards have access to and experience in the use of TEK-based information, they were a major source of TEK information in this exercise. ENR regions and staff also helped, as they have on the ground experience of integrating TEK and local knowledge with wildlife management. A co-management board provided a short description of how they include TEK and local knowledge in wildlife management and hence in this system (see page 12 of the printed report or http://www.nwtwildlife.gov/monitoring/speciesmonitoring/datasource.htm Where can I find the General Status Ranks for wild species in other territories and the provinces?All provinces and territories participated in the Canada-wide ranking exercise. All of them used the same guidelines and GS rank definitions. The ranking process resulted in Canada-wide GS ranks of wild species. See What are the differences between the GS ranks in the NWT and in Canada? What are the differences between the GS ranks in the NWT and in Canada?The General Status ranking process in the NWT looked at the status of each species in the NWT, while also taking into account available information:
The General Status ranking process in Canada looked at the status of each species in Canada as a whole, taking into account how each species was doing in each of the provinces and territories where they are occur. All provinces and territories participated in this ranking exercise. All shared the same guidelines and GS rank definitions. You can access both Canada-ranks and the ranks in each province and territory (including the NWT) at: Where can I find up-to-date official names for species?Names
of species can change because of new taxonomic work or newly accepted
conventions in naming standards. We will endeavour to keep the species names in the database
current. The infobase developed for this General Status ranking exercise describes species according to the nomenclature standards developed and shared by all CDCs and the Association for Biodiversity Information (ABI). (see
What
are CDCs?) For detailed information on standard names for any species, go to www.natureserve.org, and follow links therein. We have attached links to some organizations recognized as authorities on taxonomy and nomenclature standards for North American species. This information was summarized for your convenience only; these links do not constitute an endorsement by the GNWT. Mammals
Mammal
Species of the World (MSW)
Birds
Vascular
Plants
Plant
names in the infobase are currently being revised according to the Flora
of North America http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/FNA/ as noted
in
http://www.natureserve.org/class.htm Important
Note:
Several Latin scientific names have been modified since the publication
of the textbook generally used to identify plants in the Northwest
Territories and Nunavut (Porsild,
A.E. and Cody, W.J.. 1980. Vascular
plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum
of Natural Sciences, Natural Museums of Canada, Ottawa, ON.).
To
obtain the accepted recent names of NWT plants, please refer to this
infobase, or
to the online Flora of North American (http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/FNA/)
or
(for most species occurring in both the NWT and the Yukon) to the
textbook
Cody,
W.J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon
Territory. NCR Research
Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fishes Butterflies http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html Which field identification guides can I use to identify species in the Northwest Territories?These titles are provided only for your convenience. This list is not comprehensive and does not represent an endorsement. Other works may exist that could provide comparable or better reference material for identifying individual species in the Northwest Territories. Mammals
(terrestrial and marine) (Large - not a field book) Wilson DE, Ruff S, editors. 1999. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press, in association with the American Society of Mammalogists, Washington, DC.
Birds
Robbins,
C.S., Brunn, B. and ZIM, H.S. 1983. A guide to field identification.
Birds of North America. Golden Press, New York, NY.
National
Geographic. 1999. Field guides to Birds of North America. Third edition.
National Geographic Society, Washington DC.
Vascular Plants
Plant
names have been modified since the early 1990s.
Any field guides published before that time may not use the most
current scientific Latin names for plants in the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut.
(Comprehensive)
Porsild,
A.E. and Cody, W.J.. 1980. Vascular
plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum of
Natural Sciences, Natural Museums of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
(For
most species occurring in both the NWT and the Yukon)
Cody, W.J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
NCR Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
(Common
species)
Johnson.
D., Kershaw, L., MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J. 1995. Plants of the western
boreal forest & aspen parkland. Lone Pine Pub. Edmonton, Canada.
Freshwater
Fishes Page LM, Burr BM. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. New York: Houghton Mifflin. 432 p.
Butterflies Layberry RA, Hall PW, Lafontaine JD. 1998. The butterflies of Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 280 p. Tiger Beetles Catling, P. 2006. Tiger Beetles of the Northwest Territories. Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 19 pp. Note: Ranks provided in this report precedes the publication of NWT Species 2006-2010; refer the later publication for current ranks. (PDF = 22504 KB) Dragonflies and Damselflies Catling, P. 2004. Odonata of the Northwest Territories - Status Ranking and Preliminary Atlas. Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 19 pp. Note: Ranks provided in this report precedes the publication of NWT Species 2006-2010; refer the later publication for current ranks. (PDF = 4895 KB)
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