Are the Regulatory Framework and Industry Practices in Land Development in the GTA Facilitating the Spread of an Invasive Introduced Ant Myrmica Rubra (European Fire Ant)?

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dc.contributor.advisorFraser, Gail
dc.contributor.authorAli, Narisha Ericaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T00:27:17Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T00:27:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2018-06-29T00:27:16Z
dc.description.abstractInvasive Introduced Species (IIS) are characterized by their ability to colonize, reproduce, and spread in disturbed areas and inhospitable conditions. The environmental effects that are commonly produced during construction activity create those specific conditions, as well as, environmental effects that may affect the survivorship and fitness level of native species. Additionally, development processes generate and spread large quantities of soil within a wide reaching geographic range, as well as, move landscaping, building materials, and human traffic all of which potentially carry and spread IIS. In this paper we will demonstrate that the regulatory environment addressing Invasive Species, Soil Management, and Land Development in Ontario provides an inadequate framework for preventing a wide-scale infestation of the introduced invasive ant in Canada Myrmica Rubra (European Fire Ant) which is known to be transferred through soil movement.
dc.identifierMESMP01948
dc.identifier.citationMajor Paper, Master of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34657
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.keywordsInsects
dc.subject.keywordsEuropean Fire Ant
dc.subject.keywordsInvasive Alien Species
dc.subject.keywordsUrban Ecology
dc.subject.keywordsInvasion Biology
dc.subject.keywordsLand Development
dc.subject.keywordsBiodiversity Policy
dc.subject.keywordsSoil Regulation
dc.subject.keywordsRisk Assessment
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Impact Assessment
dc.subject.keywordsRegional and Local planning
dc.subject.keywordsLand Management
dc.titleAre the Regulatory Framework and Industry Practices in Land Development in the GTA Facilitating the Spread of an Invasive Introduced Ant Myrmica Rubra (European Fire Ant)?
dc.typeMajor Paper
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