Table 2. Description of each land-cover class, the percentage of terrestrial habitat it encompasses, and the area estimates of land-cover classes from the supervised classification of the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary and Fish Island in the outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. Class Description Percentage terrestrial habitat Total area in ha Non-shrubby lowland habitat Areas of lowland meadows with vegetative covers of LCP habitat, flat graminoid meadows, or areas void of vegetation. Levels of moisture range from dry to moderately wet. 25 11 752 Saturated habitat Areas characterized by deep (>15 cm) standing water that often contains LCP or high-centered polygon structures. In areas of LCP habitat, vegetation predominantly consists of hydrophilic sedges with little or no herbaceous or shrubby vegetation. High-centered polygon habitats are typically covered with heaths and other herbaceous plants. 0.7 308 Dense shrub lowland habitat Areas where the predominant vegetation cover was composed of dense shrubs or tall willow stands with no open areas present. Habitat may be wet or dry. 26 12 401 Dry upland tundra habitat Areas dominated by tussocks. Widespread herbaceous plants and patches of low shrubs (<1 m tall) are interspersed throughout. 17 8140 Not Classified (Null Class) Any area that could not be indentified as one of the above classes. 31 14 565 Water bodies Ponds, rivers, lakes, ocean NA 38 337