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Vegetative Buffer

Cross-Section for Pond Edges

Understory Buffer
Dense layer of shade-tolerant grasses and shrubs
Shrub Buffer
Dense layer of grasses , perennials , and shrubs
Edge Buffer
Layer of moisture tolerant grasses and groundcover perennials with existing shrubs
Littoral Shelf
Shallow open water pond edge with wetland perennials and grasses