Description: This data comes from the Great Lakes Shoreline Ecosystem project (GLSE) and has been shared by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (MNDMNRF). The original data can be found at this link: https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/documents/f1fe178a57504baf8a7f529899210e56/about. This project is an inventory and mapping initiative that classifies ecosystems within 2 km of Great Lakes’ shorelines in Ontario. The dataset contains spatial boundaries of ecosites (unique habitat types), and related site, soil, and vegetation field data. Mapping and field sampling followed ecological classification and survey methods developed specifically for the GLSE.The GLSE employs a hierarchical classification system whereby habitats are organized into ecological classes ranging from broad to specific in level of detail (e.g. natural down to coarse textured ash/elm swamp wetland respectively). Classification hierarchies used for this work include, from broadest to most specific: community class (e.g. forest), community series (e.g. deciduous forest), and ecosite (e.g. moist, coarse textured, sugar maple forest).This feature was modified by Environment and Climate Change Canada on May 31th, 2021 and was projected/clipped to the needs of the 2021 Lake Ontario Canadian Baseline Coastal Habitat Survey..
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Copyright Text: Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (MNDMNRF), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)