You are asked to: • Exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; • Indicate both the complete title of the materials reproduced, as well as the author organization; and • Indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with or with the endorsemen [...] The goal of the project was to determine the current and potential structure of the landscape in order to maintain and restore functional and viable habitats for the priority species for this project. [...] In the context of this project, landscape ecology is defined as the study of the interaction between landscape structure (its composition and configuration) and the processes that determine the abundance and distribution of species. [...] Naturally, implementation of the actions identified in the conservation plan entails a variety of conservation and habitat restoration options and rests on the involvement of local partners and stakeholders (municipalities, RCMs, etc.) in the context of policies, laws and regulations that may have an impact on the land. [...] Some municipalities were excluded in the western part in order to limit the study area at the head of Lake Saint-Pierre, but the industrial centre of Sorel-Tracy and all the islands of the Berthier-Sorel archipelago have been preserved.