The Vegetation Band One Land Cover Class is a description of the predominant vegetation class present. Categories are largely derived from the Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping Module 4. The Coniferous Class occurs where tree cover is at least 20% of the shore zone area and at least 80% of the trees are coniferous. The Broadleaf Class occurs where the tree cover is at least 20% and at least 65% of the trees are broadleaf or deciduous. The Mixed Forest Class occurs where tree cover is at least 20% and there are no more than 80% coniferous trees and no more than 65% broadleaf trees. The Shrubs Class occurs where tree coverage is less than 10% and there shrubs cover at least of 20%. Shrubs are defined as multi-stemmed woody perennial plants. The Herbs / Grasses Class occur where there is at less than 10% tree coverage and less than 20% of shrubs. The Exposes Soil Class occurs where recent disturbance, either anthropogenic or natural, has occurred and mineral soils are exposes. The Landscape Class refers to urbanized areas where most natural vegetation has been replaced by at least 30% coverage of ornamental trees, shrubs, and other vegetation. The Lawn Class occurs in urbanized areas where turf grasses cover at least 30% of the shore zone area 20% 36% 16% 12% 12% 2% 2% Predominant Vegetation Class Present Shrubs Broadleaf Forest Mixed Forest Lawn Natural Wetland Unvegetated Exposed soil Copyright Lake Winnipeg Foundation Inc. April 2012 37 and landscaping with ornamental shrubs or trees is less than 30% coverage. The Natural Wetland Class occurs where shore marshes dominate the shore zone area and they have not been significantly influenced by human disturbance. The Disturbed Wetland Class occurs where shore marshes predominate the shore zone area and they have experienced significant disturbance (i.e., greater than 30%). The Row Crops Class occurs in agricultural areas where crops are growing. If sites are agricultural, but are not used for row crops (e.g., pasture lands), they should be described as Herbs/Grasses and comments should be used to indicate the agricultural nature of the shore segment. Un-vegetated Sites occur where there is less than 5% vegetation cover and at least 50% of the vegetation cover is mosses or lichens. Un-vegetated sites tend to occur on rocky, exposed shorelines.
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