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Chart 1
St-Laurent Lowlands ecoregion, by type of land cover, circa 2000

Chart 1 St-Laurent Lowlands ecoregion, by type of land cover, circa 2000

Note(s): ‘Developed land’ includes built-up areas, lawns, road surfaces, industrial sites and farmsteads. In this ecoregion, ‘exposed land’ refers primarily to mudflats. ‘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).