List of NGMP Valued Ecosystemic Components (VEC)

For more information on each VEC, click on the links in the chart.

Theme	VEC	Theme	VEC
Freshwater	Surface quality Sediment quality Water quantity Hydrology Groundwater Freshwater ecosystem	Freshwater Fish	Fish habitat Fish populations Fish harvest Fish health/quality Species at risk
Freshwater Invertebrates	Phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic invertebrates	Snow and Ice	Snow Ground ice and permafrost Sea ice Lake ice
Marine Coastal and Offshore Environment	Marine water quality Marine sediment Coastal processes and seabed Bathymetry Marine ecosystem Polynya	Marine Fish	Fish habitat Fish populations Fish harvest Fish health/quality Species at risk
Marine Invertebrates	Harvest Species: clams, mussels, shrimp and other marine invertebrates	Marine Mammals	Seals (ringed, bearded, harp, harbour) Whales Walrus Narwhal Species at risk
Avian Wildlife	Includes: Breeding Birds Ptarmigan Shorebirds Passerines (Songbirds) Waterfowl and Waterbirds Loons Swans, geese and ducks Sea duck Raptors Seabirds Species at risk	Terrestrial Wildlife	Caribou Musk ox Wolverine Polar bear Grizzly bear Wolves Foxes Rabbit/hare Small mammals (muskrat, arctic ground squirrel) Species at risk
Landforms and Soils	Landforms Soil Terrestrial ecosystem	Geology	Includes: Bedrock, surficial, geochemical, geophysical
Vegetation	Vegetation Species at risk	Insects/Invertebrates
Climate and Weather	Weather/Meteorology	Air Quality	Greenhouse gas emissions Other air quality parameters
Noise	Atmospheric noise levels Marine noise levels

Date modified:

2016-05-05