Ground Cover |
Eroded/Disturbed(0-5 km) |
Stable upland(5-15 km) |
Reference(>15 km) |
Aralia nudicaulis |
0.00% |
0.00% |
16.67% |
Calamagrostiscanadensis |
0.00% |
2.22% |
0.00% |
Cinnalatifolia |
0.00% |
3.89% |
0.00% |
Cladoniarangiferina |
5.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Clintonia borealis |
0.00% |
0.00% |
4.44% |
Comptoniaperegrina |
0.00% |
0.67% |
0.00% |
Cornuscanadensis |
0.00% |
1.89% |
2.22% |
Coryluscornuta |
0.00% |
2.56% |
1.11% |
Cyperaceae spp. |
0.00% |
0.56% |
0.00% |
Danthoniaspicata |
0.00% |
0.22% |
0.00% |
Deschampsia spp. |
18.33% |
32.22% |
1.67% |
Eurybiamacrophylla |
0.00% |
0.00% |
4.44% |
Gaultheria procumbens |
0.00% |
5.56% |
3.89% |
Kalmia angustifolia |
2.78% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Ledumgroenlandicum |
2.78% |
0.22% |
0.00% |
Lycopodiumdendroideum |
0.00% |
1.11% |
1.67% |
Lycopodiumdigitatum |
6.11% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Phleumpratense |
0.00% |
2.22% |
0.00% |
Pohlianutans |
0.00% |
1.67% |
0.00% |
Polypodiumvulgare |
0.00% |
0.44% |
0.00% |
Polytrichumjuniperinum |
9.44% |
6.22% |
5.00% |
Pteridiumaquilinum |
2.22% |
9.44% |
46.67% |
Sorbusdecora |
0.00% |
0.00% |
6.11% |
Trifoliumpratense |
0.00% |
0.44% |
0.00% |
Vacciniumangustifolium |
38.89% |
18.33% |
6.11% |
Total |
95.56% |
89.89% |
100.00% |
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Sites are grouped based on distance from the smelters. Eroded/Disturbed sites: Airport, Wahnapitae Hydro-Dam and Kelly Lake; Stable upland sites: Kingsway,Kukagami and Laurentian; Reference sites: Onaping Falls, Capreol and Hagar. |
Table 3: Percentage of ground cover by different plant species in eroded/disturbed,stable upland and reference sites from GSR. |