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System Summaries & NPC Factsheets

  • Upland Forests and Woodlands
  • Wetland Forests
  • Upland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Sparse Vegetation
  • Wetland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Marshes

Ecological System Summaries and Class Factsheets – Wetland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Marshes

 

Acid Peatland System Summaries→LMFEBFPPA/TAP
Class Fact Sheets

APn90 Northern Open Bog

APn91 Northern Poor Fen

 

Open Rich Peatland System Summaries→LMFEBFPPA/TAP
Class Fact Sheets

OPn81 Northern Shrub Shore Fen

OPn91 Northern Rich Fen (Water Track)

OPn92 Northern Rich Fen (Basin)

OPn93 Northern Extremely Rich Fen

OPp91 Prairie Rich Fen

OPp93 Prairie Extremely Rich Fen

 

Wet Forest System Summaries→LMFEBFPPA/TAP
(Fact sheet not available)

WFn74 Northern Alder Swamp

 

Forested Rich Peatland System Summaries→LMFEBFPPA/TAP
Class Fact Sheets

FPn73 Northern Rich Alder Swamp

 

Wet Meadow/Carr System Summaries→LMFEBFPPA/TAP
Class Fact Sheets

WMn82 Northern Wet Meadow/Carr

WMs83 Southern Seepage Meadow/Carr

WMs92 Southern Basin Wet Meadow/Carr

WMp73 Prairie Wet Meadow/Carr

 

Marsh System Summaries→LMFEBFPPA/TAP
Class Fact Sheets

MRn83 Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh

MRn93 Northern Bulrush-Spikerush Marsh

MRu94 Lake Superior Coastal Marsh

MRp83 Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh

MRp93 Prairie Bulrush-Arrowhead Marsh

 

Wetland Prairie System Summaries→EBFPPA/TAP
Class Fact Sheets

WPn53 Northern Wet Prairie

WPs54 Southern Wet Prairie

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