Ecological Mapping 1995 Baseline Study Update, NWT Diamonds Project, Lac de Gras (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
BHP Diamonds Inc. conducted a 1995 baseline ecological mapping study of the 190,000-hectare NWT Diamonds Project area near Lac de Gras, classifying 11 tundra ecosystem types and assessing their sensitivity to development impacts. The report provides integrated terrain and vegetation maps, wildlife habitat capability assessments for geese, caribou and grizzly bears, and evaluations of ecosystem vulnerability to vehicular traffic and air quality impacts.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., NWT Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Consulting, Diamet Exploration Ltd.
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Coppermine River basin, Exeter Lake, Caribou Lake, Misery area, Koala camp, Panda/Koala, Fox/Leslie, Vulture Lake, Bear-Slave Upland, Canadian Shield, Southern Arctic Ecozone, Tajikua Lake Upland Ecoregion
- Parameters
- ecosystem classification, terrain mapping, vegetation inventory, soil characteristics, permafrost, wildlife habitat capability, caribou habitat, grizzly bear habitat, geese habitat, lichen damage, air quality impacts, vehicular traffic sensitivity, winter off-road traffic, all-season haul roads, plant biodiversity, endangered plant species, water quality, soil moisture regime, active layer depth, coarse fragments
- Pages
- 154
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