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Urban vertebrate ecology of the Pacific Northwest, with recommendations for wildlife stewardship at UBC Vancouver

University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning

Over the last century, urban areas in western North America have seen tremendous growth. Major human settlements are often strategically located at the mouth of rivers, along inlets or in valley bottoms, such as Vancouver, Seattle, or Portland. These areas are also of high value to wildlife. As cities expand, habitat is reduced, altered, and fragmented. While many vertebrates have been displaced from some of their original range, some species are able to take advantage of novel foraging opportunities and reduced predation, while adapting to challenges in communication and movement. Not only is UBC’s Vancouver campus surrounded by Pacific Spirit Regional Park – its location along the Pacific Flyway gives UBC responsibility in terms of global biodiversity. UBC can improve its wildlife stewardship by facilitating movement and providing opportunities to forage, rest, and breed, as well as by encouraging students, staff, faculty, and visitors to collaborate on future initiatives. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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University of British Columbia. BIOL 448; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0108522

Science, Faculty of; Botany, Department of; Zoology, Department of

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