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Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society: Lakes and Wetlands [Pdf]
Alberta has different kinds of wetlands, which each offer benefits to the surrounding environments, such as good water quality, increased biodiversity and lake shoreline stabilization, for example. This fact sheet explains their importance.
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Alberta Riparian Habitat Mgt Society: Biodiversity and Riparian Areas [Pdf]
Healthy riparian areas have much higher levels of biodiversity than other types of ecosystems, as explained in this fact sheet. Unfortunately, this also attracts more people, which can contribute to degradation of the ecosystem if the...