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#*Plants with dense root structure and /or vegetative cover are favoured for their ability to act as pollution filters and tendency to slow water velocity
#*Plants with dense root structure and /or vegetative cover are favoured for their ability to act as pollution filters and tendency to slow water velocity
#*Be advised these practices are not constructed wetlands and are designed to fully drain within 48 hours.
#*Be advised these practices are not constructed wetlands and are designed to fully drain within 48 hours.
#Mid Zone (This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.)
#Mid Zone (This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.)
#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.
#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.
#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.
#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.
#High Zone (The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.)
#High Zone (The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.)
#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.
#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.