Table 3.

Net change in land cover types to result from oil sands mining reclamation based on baseline reports and closure plans for the Horizon, Jackpine–Phase 1, Kearl, and Muskeg mines

			Net change
Description	Total pre (ha)	Total post (ha)	(ha)	(%)
Upland forest	39,114	54,587	15,473	40
Meadow	1	0	−1	−100
Shrubland	524	82	−442	−84
Bog	5,179	1,320	−3,859	−75
Fen	13,238	4,683	−8,555	−65
Graminoid marsh	878	2,595	1,717	196
Swamp	13,054	9,795	−3,259	−25
Shallow open water	456	94	−362	−79
Lake	2,059	5,702	3,643	177
River	171	152	−19	−11
Riparian shrubland	1	2,327	2,326	232,600
Littoral zone	0	230	230	Infinite
Clearcut	730	98	−632	−87
Disturbance	6,658	395	−6,263	−94
Peatland subtotal (bog and fen)	18,417	6,003	−12,414	−67
Wetland subtotal (peatland, graminoid marsh, swamp, shallow open water, riparian shrubland, and littoral zone)	32,806	21,045	−11,761	−36
Total	82,060	82,060	0	0

This constitutes 42% of the total area approved for mining as of March 2011, but is a representative sample of the region in terms of east and west bank distribution.