Evaluation of federal habitat stewardship projects for aquatic species at risk in Canada: The province of Ontario as a case study

The Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) is a major pillar in Canada’s National Strategy for the Protection of Species at Risk that supports projects assisting the recovery of species at risk (SAR). To assess long-term and biological outcomes and evaluate taxonomic and geographic coverage of HSP-funded projects using Ontario as a case study, 95 HSP-funded projects for aquatic SAR (2006-2017), were evaluated. Fifteen million CAD was allocated to 66 habitat stewardship projects targeting aquatic SAR. Twenty-nine fish and mussel SAR were targeted in 12 watersheds located primarily in southwestern Ontario. Greater funding was allocated to multi-year projects targeting higher numbers of SAR. Future funding should target geographically widespread SAR and SAR-rich watersheds in southwestern Ontario. To align stewardship actions with aquatic SAR recovery priorities, proposals and reports must identify the threats being addressed by stewardship actions. Standardized pre- and post-activity monitorin..., , # Dryad dataset

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.573n5tbm9](10.5061/dryad.573n5tbm9)

## Description of the data and file structure

### Files and variables

#### File: cjfas-2025-distribution-data.xls

**Description:** Distribution of COSEWIC-assessed and SARA-listed Species at Risk in tertiary watersheds of Ontario. A value of zero indicates the species is absent, and a value of one indicates the species is present.

##### Variables

* Common Name: Common name of fish and mussel species
* Scientific Name: Scientific name of fish and mussel species
* Watershed code: Four-digit tertiary watershed code from the Ontario Watershed Boundaries collection

## Access information

Data was derived from the following sources:

* The dataset was created by cross-referencing unpublished data from Nicholas Mandrak with current distributions in species-specific COSEWIC and SARA reports.

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栖息地管理计划（Habitat Stewardship Program, HSP）是加拿大《濒危物种保护国家战略》的核心支柱之一，旨在资助助力濒危物种（Species at Risk, SAR）恢复的各类项目。本研究以安大略省为案例对象，为评估HSP资助项目的长期生物学成效、分类学覆盖范围与地理覆盖范围，对2006至2017年间的95项水生濒危物种HSP资助项目开展了评估。期间共计向66个针对水生濒危物种的栖息地管理项目拨付了1500万加元经费，其中29个鱼类与蚌类濒危物种保护项目覆盖了安大略省西南部的12个流域。研究结果显示，针对更多濒危物种的多年期项目获得了更高额度的经费支持。未来的经费分配应优先投向安大略省西南部地理分布广泛、濒危物种富集的流域。为使栖息地管理行动与水生濒危物种的恢复优先级相契合，项目提案与结题报告须明确阐明管理行动所应对的威胁因素。标准化的活动前后监测工作……，# Dryad数据集

数据集DOI：10.5061/dryad.573n5tbm9

### 数据与文件结构说明
#### 文件：cjfas-2025-distribution-data.xls
**描述**：安大略省三级流域内，加拿大濒危物种委员会（Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, COSEWIC）评估且纳入《濒危物种法案》（Species at Risk Act, SARA）名录的濒危物种分布数据。其中数值0代表对应流域未发现该物种，数值1代表该物种存在于对应流域。
##### 变量说明：
* 通用名：鱼类与蚌类物种的常用名称
* 学名：鱼类与蚌类物种的科学命名
* 流域代码：安大略省流域边界数据集提供的四位数字三级流域代码

#### 数据来源说明
本数据集通过将Nicholas Mandrak的未公开数据与COSEWIC及各物种专属SARA报告中的当前分布数据交叉比对后构建完成。