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East Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands Ecosystems
What are Sensitive Ecosystems?
An ecosystem is defined as a portion of landscape with relatively
uniform dominant vegetation: a sensitive ecosystem is one that is fragile
and/or rare. Click on the thumbnails and explore each of these sensitive
ecosystem types.
The east coast of Vancouver Island is one of four critical areas in
Canada where only fragments of the natural ecosystems remain. Seven
sensitive ecosystem types were mapped in this study area:
Two other important ecosystem types, although obviously altered by
human activity and not considered fragile or rare, were mapped for their
general biodiversity and wildlife habitat values:
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