FUN facts
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Alvars are areas of shallow soil, less than 20 cm deep, that lie on top of bedrock and contain less than 60% tree canopy cover. Lake Huron's alvars are internationally recognized for their rarity, distinct ecological character, and exceptional variety of globally and provincially rare plants and animals.
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 There are at least 22 vascular plant species, 4 species of lichens, 5 mosses, 4 reptiles, 7 molluscs and numerous insects found on the alvars of the Bruce Peninsula that are globally or provincially rare.
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