Habitat fragmentation and destruction are the leading causes of biodiversity loss (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment , 2005). Biodiversity loss is problematic because it leads to the reduction of ecosystem services on which humans are dependent for survival. Maintenance of connectivity in the landscape is important to halt this biodiversity loss and hence preserve ecosystem functioning. This project is a proposal for a network of ecological corridors for the Greater Vancouver Region that acts to connect significant open space in order to enhance the diversity of animals and plants in the region. One corridor is examined in further detail in order to determine the feasibility and suitability of an ecological corridor in an urban landscape.
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