Environmental Assessment
Volume C-4.1
Slurry Pipeline
Flora
Ambatovy Project
84
January 2006
Table 4.1-2 Change in Vegetation Type Area as a Result of Site Clearing Within
the Slurry Pipeline Local Study Area
Base Case Impact Case
Change
Change
Vegetation Type
ha
ha
ha
%
Forested Vegetation
azonal forest
81
81
0
0
azonal type transitional forest
36
36
0
0
transitional forest
151
146
-5
-3
zonal (primary) forest
1,403
1,380
-23
-2
degraded/heavily logged zonal forest
1,537
1,488
-49
-3
woodlot/plantation
693
654
-39
-6
marsh edge forest
26
26
0
0
forested subtotal
3,927
3,811
-116
-3
Non-Forested Vegetation
non-forest slash and burn/tavy matrix
30,778
29,978
-800
-3
beach ridge complex
70
68
-2
-2
coastal shrubland/grassland complex
227
225
-2
-1
herbaceous vegetation cover and pasture
308
306
-2
-1
marsh herbaceous vegetation
406
401
-5
-1
rice paddies
278
269
-9
-3
non-forested subtotal
32,067
31,247
-820
-3
Non-Vegetated Class
industry (buildings or exploration areas)
13
13
0
0
quarry
12
12
0
0
access corridor (road/rail)
8
8
0
-1
village
120
118
-2
-2
river/water
128
128
0
0
non-vegetated subtotal
281
279
-2
-1
total
36,275
35,337
-938
-3
Note: Due to rounding, subtotal and totals may not add precisely to expected values.
