Science & Research in Ontario
Sound science and research is critical to the wise management of our natural resources. Applied research helps us to better understand our forests, parks and protected areas, wildlife, surface water resources, fisheries, renewable energy potential and the Great Lakes. The best science results in the best management practices.
MNR’s Role in Science & Research
- Biodiversity
- Aquatic Research and Development
- Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research
- Monitoring and Reporting on Ontario's Forests
- Natural Heritage Information Centre
- Northwest Science and Information
- Northeast Science and Information
- Ontario Forest Research Institute
- Rabies in Ontario
- State of Resources Reporting
- Science and Research in Ontario Parks
- Water Resource Information Program
- Wildlife Research and Development
Valuing Ecosystem Services
Estimating Ecosystem Services in Southern Ontario
By: Spatial Informatics Group, Austin Troy & Ken Bagstad (2009)
Ecosystem services are the benefits that people obtain, either directly or indirectly, from our ecological systems. These services can be understood in ecological terms and they can also be translated into economic terms through valuation studies. These services are the foundation of human well-being and they also represent a significant part of the total economic value of our landscape and economy. And yet their value is most often uncounted, assumed to be ‘zero’. It is therefore important to be able to estimate the economic value of ecosystem services.- Read More...
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- Deer Hunters can Help Monitor Chronic Wasting Disease
- Report a Rare Species in Ontario
- Submit an Application to Conduct Research in an Ontario Park
- Help Prevent the spread of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia in Fish
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Last Modified: November 17, 2009