Project Overview
Title: Terrestrial Arthropod Monitoring Program – Mixedwood Plains and Boreal Shield
CBG Units: Collections, Genomics, Informatics
Scope: Examine the diversity of arthropod species in the Mixedwood Plains and Boreal Shield ecozones of Canada by analyzing Malaise trap samples in bulk using standard metabarcoding protocols
Sampling Duration: 2018-2021
Sequencing Analysis: 2019-present
Stage: In progress
Reach: 109 sampling sites in protected areas located across Ontario and Quebec (including provincial parks, nature reserves, conservation areas, and national parks)
Sequences: 32K+ BINs
Project Details
This project is aimed at examining long-term trends in arthropod communities by gathering data at sites that are likely to persist, such as national and provincial protected areas. To collect data from a broad geographic range across the Mixedwood Plains and Boreal Shield ecozones, this project sampled 54 provincial protected areas (25 re-sampled from a 2014 study conducted by CBG), six national parks, 18 conservation areas, 20 natural areas, and one research reserve in Ontario, as well as one research reserve and eight provincial park in Quebec for a grand total of 109 sampling sites.
Project Outcomes
Mixedwood Plains 2018
Overall Report (Ontario Parks Results ONLY) – Analysis of 30 Ontario Parks December 2020
Appendix 1 – Neighbour-joining tree of representative specimens from each BIN available on BOLD collected by Malaise traps in Ontario Parks in 2018 (colourized based on taxonomic order).
Appendix 2 – Image library of 17,607 BIN representatives collected in Ontario Parks 2018 (in alignment with Appendix 1).
Part 1 (219 MB) Part 2 (242 MB) Part 3 (235 MB) Part 4 (135 MB)
Appendix 3 – Complete list of taxonomy and BINs collected in the Ontario Provincial Parks Malaise Program (in alignment with Appendix 1).
Appendix 4 – List of individual reports for each Provincial Park involved, including names of their main contacts, in the Ontario Provincial Parks Malaise Program.
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- AWEN – Awenda Provincial Park | Report
- BALS – Balsam Lake Provincial Park | Report
- BAYV – Bayview Escarpment Provincial Park | Report
- BOYN – Boyne Valley Provincial Park | Report
- BRON – Bronte Creek Provincial Park | Report
- BURN – Burnt Lands Provincial Nature Reserve | Report
- DUNC – Duncan Escarpment Provincial Park | Report
- EMIL – Emily Provincial Park | Report
- FORC – Forks of the Credit Provincial Park | Report
- FRON – Frontenac Provincial Park | Report
- HOLL – Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Park | Report
- HOPE – Hope Bay Forest Provincial Park | Report
- INVH – Inverhuron Provincial Park | Report
- JOEP – John E. Pearce Provincial Park | Report
- KMKA – Komoka Provincial Park | Report
- LIOH – Lion’s Head Provincial Park | Report
- LONP – Long Point Provincial Park | Report
- MACG – MacGregor Point Provincial Park | Report
- MORT – Morris Tract Provincial Park | Report
- MURP – Murphys Point Provincial Park | Report
- OJIB – Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve | Report
- PETW – Peter’s Woods Provincial Park | Report
- PINE – Pinery Provincial Park | Report
- PRES – Presqu’ile Provincial Park | Report
- RIDR – Rideau River Provincial Park | Report
- ROND – Rondeau Provincial Park | Report
- SELK – Selkirk Provincial Park | Report
- SHOH – Short Hills Provincial Park | Report
- TRWD – Trillium Woods Provincial Park | Report
- VOYG – Voyageur Provincial Park | Report
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Appendix 5 – Individual taxonomy reports (species inventories) for each Ontario Parks site in 2018.
Part 1 Part 2
Boreal Shield 2020
Overall Report (Sepaq Results ONLY) – Analysis of 7 Sepaq Parks December 2021
Appendix 1 – List of individual reports for each National Park involved, including names of their main contacts, in the Terrestrial Arthropod Monitoring Program.
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- Aiguebelle National Park | Report
- Grands-Jardins National Park | Report
- Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park | Report
- Jacques-Cartier National Park – Site 1 | Report
- Jacques-Cartier National Park – Site 2 | Report
- Monts-Valin National Park | Report
- Opémican National Park | Report
- Pointe-Taillon National Park | Report
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Appendix 2 – Individual taxonomy reports (species inventories) for each Sépaq site in 2020.
Boreal Shield 2021
— Reports will be available in late 2022 —