COSEWIC assessment and status report on the pygmy slug, Kootenaia burkei, in Canada .: CW69-14/737-2016E-PDF

“In Canada, this small slug is confined to the moist forests of the northern Columbia basin of British Columbia. It is found in moist mixed-wood and coniferous forests and commonly associated with riparian habitats along small creeks. Key habitat requirements include high substrate moisture with abundant woody debris and leaf litter for shelter. Threats include: existing and new roads resulting in fragmentation, increased edge effects, and barriers to dispersal; predation and competition from invasive species; damage to riparian areas associated with livestock grazing; habitat loss and degradation associated with logging activities; and, projected consequences of climate change, including an increase in drought conditions and an increase in both the number and severity of wildfires. Designated Special Concern in April 2016"--Assessment summary, p. iii.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
Canadian Wildlife Service.
Title COSEWIC assessment and status report on the pygmy slug, Kootenaia burkei, in Canada .
Variant title Pygmy slug, Kootenaia burkei, in Canada
COSEWIC status report on the pygmy slug, Kootenaia burkei, in Canada
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Évaluation et rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur la limace pygmée, Kootenaia burkei, au Canada.
Cover title.
"Special concern, 2016."
“COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Kristiina Ovaska and Lennart Sopuck for writing the status report [...]. This report [...] was overseen by Joe Carney, Co-chair of the COSEWIC Molluscs Specialist Subcommittee”--Production note, p. [ii].
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-36).
Publishing information Ottawa : Environment Canada, c2016.
Author / Contributor Ovaska, Kristiina Elisabeth,1952-
Sopuck, Lennart G.
Carney, Joseph Patrick,1958-
Description x, 53 p. : col. ill., col. maps
ISBN 978-0-660-05680-7
Catalogue number
  • CW69-14/737-2016E-PDF
Subject terms Endangered species
Molluscs
Nature conservation
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