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Chart 1
Lower Mainland ecoregion, by type of land cover, circa 2000
Note(s): Developed land includes built-up areas, lawns, road surfaces, industrial sites and farmsteads. Water area contains some marine water area. Exposed land refers primarily to mudflats in this ecoregion. Other refers to unclassified land types due to shadow and clouds in the satellite imagery. Land cover is based on LANDSAT satellite data from 1996 to 2003.
Source(s): Natural Resources Canada, 2009, Land Cover, Circa 2000-Vector (LCC2000-v), Earth Sciences Sector (accessed October 8, 2009).
