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Westminster Ponds Mills Environmentally Significant Area Biodiversity

Westminster Ponds Mills Environmentally Significant Area Biodiversity . By Erick Arellano December 2012. Description.

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Westminster Ponds Mills Environmentally Significant Area Biodiversity

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  1. Westminster Ponds Mills Environmentally Significant AreaBiodiversity By Erick Arellano December 2012

  2. Description TheWestminster PondsMills complexisone of thelargest Natural Areas in London, comprisingsome 300 hectaresoveranarea 3 kilometres long and 1.5 kilometres wide.

  3. TheWestminster issignificantbecauseitpossesses a richvariety of natural habitats in a relativelyundisturbedstate, eventhoughitissituatedwithintheboundaries of a majorurban centre.

  4. In fact, thismarsh, swamp and bogcomplexis a Class 1 provinciallysignificantwetland.

  5. There are two type habitats • Aquatic Habitats • Ponds & Streams • Marsh • Bogs • Swamps • Terrestrial Habitats • Meadow • Shrubs • Forest • Plantation

  6. Pond and Stream This ecosystem has an area of 36.4 hectares, accounting for 12.2% of the total area. A pond is a standing body of water, while a stream is flowing water. The area has six major ponds.

  7. Marsh This ecosystemhas an area of 12.5 hectares and represents 4.2% of total area. Is identifiable by continuous stands of tall emergent vegetation such as cattails, sedges and rushes.

  8. Bog This ecosystem is the smallest with an area of 1.2 hectares representing 0.4% of total area. It is composed of a deep layer of saturated peat, and moss (sphagnum).

  9. Swamp This ecosystem has an area of 21.0 hectares and represents 7.1 % of total area. This habitat type is characterized by closed canopy of hardwood trees or tall shrubs growing in an area where the water table is at the surface.

  10. Meadow This ecosystem has an area of 27.5 hectares, accounting for 9.2% of the total area. The dominant species are grasses and forbs which are usually less than two feet in height.

  11. Shrub This ecosystem has an area of 32.0 hectares, accounting for 10.7% of the total area. Scattered woody plants up to twenty feet in height are typical of this habitat.

  12. Forest This habitat has an area of 167 hectares, accounting for 22.6 % of the total area. This type is characterized by a closed canopy of tree species over twenty feet in height.

  13. Plantation This area has 2.8 hectares, accounting for 0.9 % of the total area. Just four plantations are present.

  14. Diversity of species • 757 species of vascular plants, including 30 that are nationally and/or provincially rare • Over 200 species of birds • 19 species of fish • 14 species of amphibians • Nine species of reptiles • Numerous insect species

  15. We must have to protect this valuable natural resource

  16. Work cites • City of London, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, London, Ontario, 2007. • City of London, MASTER PLAN 2005, London, Ontario, 2005. • City of London, BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE PROPOSED, London, Ontario, 1981.

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