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This study focused on the inventory of natural and semi-natural plant communities. Unique or recurring plant communities were identified in the field and inventoried using standard provincial ecological site and vegetation forms. The concepts for potential plant communities were first developed in the field by tabulating the percent ground cover of dominant species within each stratum for each stand sampled. This preliminary grouping of stands with similar characteristics helped to identify potential communities and to direct sampling efforts. A range of site positions and ecological conditions were investigated in search of unique or recurring plant communities. Field data was then analysed using PC-ORD (Version 4.25) to statistically determine grouping of plant communities using Detrended Correspondence Analysis and agglomerative cluster analysis. The results were critically reviewed and final plant communities were then classified according to The International Classification of Ecological Communities. Descriptive statistics were produced for each community and these were used to compare the community type to other documented types. Based on a literature review, ratings were assigned to reflect the degree of similarity between each type and the current classification.
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Sustainable Resource Development (2001-2006, 2006-2013)
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2005-02-01
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2005-02-01
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2005-02-01
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3057772
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Environment and Parks