BIOL 2P93 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Magnolia Acuminata, Sphagnum, Stippling
22 Jan 2016
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Niagara region forest cover 18%: accepted min 30% need to maintain eco integrity. Provincial government forested/natural class as ansi"s (area of natural + scientific interest): Contiguous geographical regions w/in province that has geological/ecological features represents provincially, regionally, or locally : life science, earth science. Identified by litho, paleo + geomorph, classes by age + stratigraphic topography, Ansis: reps biodiversity + landscapes, unaffected by humans. Ansis: reps geologic processes of physical elements of natural landscape. Balls falls: on niagara escarpment: = life + earth science ansi. Typical tree species: eastern cotton wood, butternut, black walnut, shagbark hickory, Unique tree species: sycamore, sassafras + pignut hickory. Regional classification forested/natural as esa/esl (envr sensitive area, envr sensitive. Landscape): have envr features, such as wetlands, rivers + creeks, groundwater recharge areas + habitat of endangered + threatened species + run by local regional/municipal governments.
