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( Un i t Break P oi n t s Undef i ned Immobile Substrates 1 - Bedrock - CC 1 - 20 - VE 2 - Bedrock - CC 1 - 20 - E 3 - Bedrock/ Boul der - CC 1 - 23 , 32 , 33 - SE 4 - Bedrock/ G ravel - CC 1 - 23 , 33 - SP 5 - Bedrock/ G ravel - CC 1 - 23 , 33 - P/ VP Mobile/Partially Mobile Substrates 6 - Sand & G ravel - CC 24 - 26 , 32 - SP 7 - Sand & G ravel - CC 24 - 26 , 32 - VP/ P 8 - Est ua ry or Sa nd/ Mud - CC 27 - 31 - VP/ P/ SP 9 - Sedi m en t - CC 21 - 30 - SE / E Current Dominated 10 - Bedrock or Sedi m en t - CC 34 - VP/ P/ SP Tidal Lagoon 1 - Bedrock or Sedi m en t - CC 35 - VP/ P/ SP Shoreline Habitat 103G . 049 The Habi t at Type p rovi des a si mp l i f i ed p i ct ure of t he " l ook" of t he un i t overa l l , ba sed on t he det ai l ed bi ophysi ca l at t r i but es t ha t ha ve been mapped. The Habi t at Type ca t egory i s a sum m ary of t he observa t i ons of bot h t he un i t ' s bi ol ogi al and geomorphol ogi ca l f ea t ures. Each Habi t at Type ha s a def i n i t i on t ha t i ncl udes t he t yp i ca l subst ra t e, wa ve exposure and bi obands. For exam p l e, for t he Semi - exposed, Im m obi l e subst ra t e Habi t at Type, part of t he def i n i t i on of t ha t cl a ss i s a cert ai n com bi nat i on of t he m ost l i kel y bi obands and i ndi ct or speci es p resen t at a bedrock shorel i ne wi t h no m obi l e sedi m en t p resen t . How i s Habi t at Type det erm i ned? Each Habi t at Type ha s t yp i ca l bi ol ogi ca l f ea t ures ( i ncl udi ng bot h an i ndi ca t or speci es l i st and t yp i ca l a ssoci at ed bi obands) . To det erm i ne t he Ha bi t at Type, t he bi om apper l ooks at t he al ong- shore Un i t s as desi gnat ed and descr i bed by t he physi ca l mapper , and 1 . records t he observa t i ons of t he bi obands i n t he un i t and l ooks for i ndi ca t or speci es, 2 . a ssi gns a bi o- ( wa ve) exposure ca t egory, 3 . revi ews t he physi ca l mapped i n f orm at i on , and 4 . a ssi gns t he Habi t at Type t ha t best descr i bes t he un i t . The Habi t at Type i s ba sed on t he whol e un i t and i s si mi l ar t o t he physi ca l mappers use of t he Coast al C l a ss ca t egory, i n t ha t t he det ai l ed a cross- shore da t a are sum m a r i zed i n t o one at t r i but e. The si mp l i f i ed ca t egory descr i bes t he f ea t ures of t he whol e un i t . Habi t at Type i s a sum m ary of t he bi ophysi ca l cl a ssi f i ca t i on of t he whol e shore un i t , ba sed on : "t he bi obands observed, "t he wa ve exposure as i ndi ca t ed by t he bands, and "t he subst ra t e t ypes i n t he un i t . Legend Def i n i t i ons CC - Coa st al C l a ssi f i ca t i on number W ave Exposure E - Exposed - V ery hi gh wa ve exposure, open ocea n swel l sm usua l l y f et ches >500km VE - V ery Exposed - Ext rem e hi gh wa ve exposure SE - Sem i Exposed - H i gh wa ve exposure, open shorel i nes, a rea s bet ween f ul l y exposed and m ore shel t ered, usua l l y fet ches 50 t o 500km P - P rot ect ed - Low wa ve expsoure, shel t ered i n l et s, usua l l y fet ches l ess t ha n 10km SP - Sem i P rot ect ed - Modera t e wa ve expsoure, part l y shel t ered, usua l l y f et ches 10 - 50km VP - V ery P rot ect ed - V ery l ow wa ve exposure, fet hces < 1km, shel t ered anchora ges at hea ds of ba ys and i n l et es Data Source: Shorel i ne Type G eoBC Coa st al R esource Shorezone Dat a ba se, 2008 Base In f orm at i on 1 : 20 , 000 G eoBC Tera i n R esource In form at i on Managem en t ( TR IM) Dat a ba se 0 0 . 5 1 0 . 25 K i l om et ers 1 : 20 , 000 /

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Legend!( U nit Brea k P oints

U ndefinedImmobile Substrates

1 - Bedrock - CC 1-20 - V E2 - Bedrock - CC 1-20 - E3 - Bedrock/Boulder - CC 1-23, 32, 33 - SE4 - Bedrock/G ra vel - CC 1-23, 33 - SP5 - Bedrock/G ra vel - CC 1-23,33 - P /V P

Mobile/Partially Mobile Substrates6 - Sa nd & G ra vel - CC 24-26, 32 -SP7 - Sa nd & G ra vel - CC 24-26,32 - V P /P8 - Estua ry or Sa nd/Mud - CC 27-31 - V P /P /SP9 - Sedim ent - CC 21 - 30 - SE/E

Current Dominated10 - Bedrock or Sedim ent - CC 34 - V P /P /SP

Tidal Lagoon11 - Bedrock or Sedim ent - CC 35 - V P /P /SP

Shoreline Habitat

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The Ha bita t Type provides a sim plified picture of the "look" of the unit overa ll, ba sed on the deta iled biophysica l a ttributes tha t ha vebeen m a pped. The Ha bita t Type ca tegory is a sum m a ry of the observa tions of both the unit's biologia l a nd geom orphologica lfea tures.Ea ch Ha bita t Type ha s a definition tha t includes the typica l substra te, wa ve exposure a nd bioba nds. For exa m ple, for theSem i-exposed, Im m obile substra te Ha bita t Type, pa rt of the definition of tha t cla ss is a certa in com bina tion of the m ost likely bioba nds a nd indictor species present a t a bedrock shoreline with no m obile sedim ent present. How is Ha bita t Type determ ined?Ea ch Ha bita t Type ha s typica l biologica l fea tures (including both a n indica tor species list a nd typica l a ssocia ted bioba nds). To determ ine the Ha bita t Type, the biom a pper looks a t the a long-shore U nits a s designa ted a nd described by the physica l m a pper, a nd1.records the observa tions of the bioba nds in the unit a nd looks for indica tor species, 2.a ssigns a bio-(wa ve) exposure ca tegory, 3.reviews the physica l m a pped inform a tion, a nd 4.a ssigns the Ha bita t Type tha t best describes the unit.The Ha bita t Type is ba sed on the whole unit a nd is sim ila r to the physica l m a ppers use of the ‘Coa sta l Cla ss’ ca tegory, in tha t thedeta iled a cross-shore da ta a re sum m a rized into one a ttribute. The sim plified ca tegory describes the fea tures of the whole unit. Ha bita t Type is a sum m a ry of the biophysica l cla ssifica tion of the whole shore unit, ba sed on:•the bioba nds observed, •the wa ve exposure a s indica ted by the ba nds, a nd •the substra te types in the unit.Legend DefinitionsCC - Coa sta l Cla ssifica tion num berW a ve ExposureE - Exposed - V ery high wa ve exposure, open ocea n swellsm usua lly fetches >500kmV E - V ery Exposed - Extrem e high wa ve exposureSE - Sem i Exposed - High wa ve exposure, open shorelines, a rea s between fully exposed a nd m ore sheltered, usua lly fetches 50 to 500kmP - P rotected - Low wa ve expsoure, sheltered inlets, usua lly fetches less tha n 10kmSP - Sem i P rotected - Modera te wa ve expsoure, pa rtly sheltered, usua lly fetches 10-50kmV P - V ery P rotected - V ery low wa ve exposure, fethces < 1km , sheltered a nchora ges a t hea ds of ba ys a nd inletes

Data Source:Shoreline TypeG eoBC Coa sta l R esource Shorezone Da ta ba se, 2008Ba se Inform a tion1:20,000 G eoBC Terra in R esource Inform a tion Ma na gem ent (TR IM) Da ta ba se

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