LSR 2121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Lythrum Salicaria, Haida Gwaii, Habitat Fragmentation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Leisure Studies
• Course: LSR 2121
• Professor: Paul Heintzman

Document Summary

Wild species and natural spaces slip under office door (mnt 331) and send email saying you did so. Due no later than friday at 4 pm in canada there are many wild species: plants, animals, etc. Many threats have affected ecosystems and species diversity. Species at risk refers to species not doing well in their ecosystems. Means species no longer exists anywhere in the. 15 species that used to be in canada that are now world extinct worldwide: extirpated. Species that used to exist in canada but no longer exist in canada but are in other places globally. Species that are in imminent danger of being moved up to the 2 levels of greater threat. 165 species: special concern likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed. Wildlife species that may become threatened or endangered because of a combo of biological conditions and identified threats: total: 708 species in these categories (oct 2014)