Highway 6: A Barrier to Wildlife Movement?

dc.contributor.author	Coulson, Soren
dc.contributor.author	Fedoriuk, Terry
dc.contributor.author	Jannati, Mahshid
dc.contributor.author	Wallace, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.department	None	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-19T16:41:11Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-19T16:41:11Z
dc.date.issued	2019-01
dc.description.abstract	Roads have been cited as a major disturbance to ecosystems by disrupting habitat and limiting wildlife movement. The cumulative negative effects of roads on local wildlife has been associated with an increase in species extinction. Highway 6 is a multi-lane urban highway that cuts through the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark system and may be negatively impacting local wildlife. The purpose of this report is to answer the following research question: is Highway 6 a physical barrier to wildlife movement? A team of McMaster Research Shop Research Associates answered this question by conducting a literature review consisting of peer-reviewed publications, municipal reports, and books, as well as by performing site visits.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24565
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Prepared by the McMaster Research Shop for The Cootes to Escarpment Ecopark System	en_US
dc.subject	Cootes Paradise	en_US
dc.subject	Wildlife corridor	en_US
dc.subject	Species migration	en_US
dc.subject	Habitat fragmentation	en_US
dc.subject	Hamilton	en_US
dc.subject	Community-based Research	en_US
dc.title	Highway 6: A Barrier to Wildlife Movement?	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US

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