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Sustainable and Effective Disposal of Invasive Plant Material in Metro Vancouver Harris, Alexandra
Abstract
Globalization has brought about tourism, trade and transport of goods, all of which facilitate the introduction of new species to new spaces. In this paper, I will focus on the region of Metro Vancouver and the matters that lie around the disposal of invasive species. I have identified two potential problems that could be addressed to make invasive species disposal more effective and ecologically sustainable. Information was gathered through academic literature as well as speaking with various invasive species removal companies. I found that in order to ensure that every propagule from the removed invasive plants is destroyed; in depth research needs to be conducted, specifically on the invasive plants of concern in Metro Vancouver. This will help ensure that there aren’t any active seeds in the composted soil. I also found that having a simpler way of communicating the policies of various partners would make disposal more effective.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Sustainable and Effective Disposal of Invasive Plant Material in Metro Vancouver
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| Creator | |
| Date Issued |
2016-04-18
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| Description |
Globalization
has
brought
about
tourism,
trade
and
transport
of
goods,
all
of
which
facilitate
the
introduction
of
new
species
to
new
spaces.
In
this
paper,
I
will
focus
on
the
region
of
Metro
Vancouver
and
the
matters
that
lie
around
the
disposal
of
invasive
species.
I
have
identified
two
potential
problems
that
could
be
addressed
to
make
invasive
species
disposal
more
effective
and
ecologically
sustainable.
Information
was
gathered
through
academic
literature
as
well
as
speaking
with
various
invasive
species
removal
companies.
I
found
that
in
order
to
ensure
that
every
propagule
from
the
removed
invasive
plants
is
destroyed;
in
depth
research
needs
to
be
conducted,
specifically
on
the
invasive
plants
of
concern
in
Metro
Vancouver.
This
will
help
ensure
that
there
aren’t
any
active
seeds
in
the
composted
soil.
I
also
found
that
having
a
simpler
way
of
communicating
the
policies
of
various
partners
would
make
disposal
more
effective.
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| Type | |
| Language |
eng
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| Series | |
| Date Available |
2017-01-31
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0302074
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| URI | |
| Affiliation | |
| Campus | |
| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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| Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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| Rights URI | |
| Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
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