Development of an Inventory of Coastal Wetlands for Eastern Georgian Bay, Lake Huron

Table 2

Comparison of the total area of low-marsh, high-marsh, and upstream wetlands for eastern and northern Georgian Bay identified in the GLCWC and the MCWI.

	GLCWC area (ha)	GLCWC polygon number	GLCWC mean size (ha)	MCWI area (ha)	MCWI polygon number	MCWI mean size (ha)
Total low marsh	297.8	170	1.8	5376.1	3771	1.4
Total low marsh >2 ha	297.8	170	1.8	4043.9	414	9.8
Total high marsh	586.7	234	2.5	3297.5	6255	0.5
Total high marsh >2 ha	586.7	234	2.5	1842.1	289	6.4
Total upstream	1762.4	379	4.7	8676.1	2603	3.3
Total upstream >2 ha	1762.4	379	4.7	7381.2	883	8.4
Total wetland	3660.8	696	5.3	17349.7	12629	1.4
Total wetland >2 ha	3660.8	696	5.3	13267.1	1586	8.4