Species and Ecosystems at Risk in the Duffins Rouge Agricultural

In addition, the cumulative effects of ongoing urban expansion across the Golden Horseshoe is expected to result in widespread habitat fragmentation and the further degradation of many natural communities and at-risk species populations found in the DRAP, meaning that the value of these areas remaining intact will likely increase over time. [...] However, element occurrences are designed to account for data deficiency of rare species and consider the quality of the habitat and probability that the 1 Sources included COSEWIC status reports, Birds of the World species accounts, the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, published databases, and non-profit organizations. [...] NHIC element occurrence of Bobolinks since implementation of the within 5km of the DRAP Endangered Species Act (SARO) in 2007, often with no follow-up monitoring or transparent reporting of outcomes.23 The majority of these 19 Renfrew, R. [...] The presence of Wood Thrush in forest fragments within the DRAP should indicate a need for further assessment of the significance of these features. [...] Because of the rarity of the species and difficulty of detection (nests are usually placed high in the canopy and songs can be easily overlooked63), existing efforts to document bird species, like the OBBA and eBird, may not be sufficient.