IMC-Agrico FGGSB 2


 This 15.58 ha site located at the Fort Green Mine is a depressional system
 designed with large hummocks created from wetland muck. Transects in this site
 covered both hummocks and depressional areas between hummocks. This site is located
 immediately adjacent to a tributary of the Alafia River. Acer sp., Fraxinus sp.,
 Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia virginiana, Taxodium
 distichum, Carya aquatica, Catalpa bignoniodes, Gordonia lasianthus, and Nyssa
 sylvatica were planted. In addition, one shrub species, Cephalanthus occidentalis, was
 planted. The site was mulched, and no herbaceous species were planted. At the time of
 sampling, the herbaceous component of the wetland was diverse most likely as a result of
 the rich seedbank in the mulch. This site was herbicided to control primrose willow in
 1998 after sampling.


 Cargill LP2 Phase 1

 This site is located at Fort Meade Mine. Jt is a fringing forested wetland.
Transects were placed in that part of the wetland south of open water. The northern edge
was planted primarily with cypress, while planting on the southern edge included a wider
variety of wetland tree species, including several subcanopy species.


Cargill SP6

 This site is a perched depressional wetland located at Fort Meade Mine. This
created wetland system was sixteen years old at the time of sampling. Included in the
design of SP6 were two perched depressional wetlands and a lake fringing wetland.
Perched wetland 1, as identified in Brown and others (1992), was sampled for this study.
The site is located immediately adjacent to unmined Whidden Creek. Magnolia
grandiflora, Magnolia virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus sp., Acer rubrum,
Taxodium distichum, Carya aquatica, Catalpa bignoniodes, Gordonia lasianthus, Nyssa
sylvatica were planted. Cephalanthus occidentalis was present at the time of sampling in
August 1998, but none were reported surviving as early as 1992 by Brown and others,
making unclear whether C. occidentalis should be considered planted or recruited.


IMC-Agrico Cateye

 On the east, Cateye begins as a forested wetland fringing open water. It follows
an intermittent stream that runs from west to east. The wetland ranges from 20 to 50
meters in width.


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