A Geographic Information System Approach to Determine Connectivity between Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest and Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorChan, Godwin T.
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWalker, David (Environment and Geography) Manseau, Micheline (Natural Resources Institute) Hamel, Cary (Nature Conservancy of Canada)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorThompson, Shirley (Natural Resources Institute)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-18T18:55:30Z
dc.date.available2013-01-18T18:55:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-18
dc.degree.disciplineNatural Resources Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)en_US
dc.description.abstractFour geographic information system methods were applied to determine connectivity and fragmentation for a corridor from Riding Mountain National Park to Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest. Least-cost path modelling showed that presently there is no corridor of continuous forest or corridor of undeveloped land between these two areas, of which developed land appears to fragment all possible paths. Maps generated from spatial graphs and least-cost path modelling show that undisturbed land and forest is concentrated in the western Bluewing Corridor. Due to its greater connectivity, the Bluewing corridor is the preferred route for a corridor between these conservation areas.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/14921
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectGeographyen_US
dc.subjectMappingen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectForesten_US
dc.subjectParksen_US
dc.subjectProtected areasen_US
dc.subjectCorridoren_US
dc.subjectGISen_US
dc.titleA Geographic Information System Approach to Determine Connectivity between Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest and Riding Mountain National Park, Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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