Ontario Forest Biomonitoring Network

The Ontario Forest Biomonitoring Network (OFBN) monitors the health of mixed hardwood forests across southern and central Ontario. The data set includes: * Individual Tree Data: Decline Index and other measurements of visual stress symptoms of each tree within 111 plots * Decline Index: The Decline Index is a weighted average of tree stress symptoms (percent dead branches, percent slight or strong chlorosis (pale green-yellow leaves) and percent undersized leaves). Averaged for hardwood trees found within each of the 111 plots in each year. * Invasive Plant Species Presence Data * Salamander Data: numbers of individuals of salamander and other animal species in 14 plots * Tree Regeneration Data: monitors numbers of tree seedlings/saplings in 102 plots * Woody Debris Data: amount of woody debris on ground in 102 plots

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Title (French)	Réseau de surveillance biologique des forêts de l’Ontario
Update Frequency	as_needed
Geographic Scope	[]
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Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Ontario; Government of Ontario; Environment, Conservation and Parks", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Ontario; Gouvernement de l'Ontario; Environment, Conservation and Parks"}
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Open Canada Date Published	2020-01-11 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["economics_and_industry"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Environment and Natural Resources", "Environment and energy", "climate change", "hardwood forest", "forest decline", "forest health", "biomonitoring", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["Environnement et richesses naturelles", "Environnement et énergie", "changement climatique", "forêt de feuillus", "déclin des forêts", "santé des forêts", "surveillance biologique", "Information gouvernementale"]}
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