Cowardin classification system
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Cowardin classification system
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The Cowardin classification system is a system for classifying wetlands, devised by Lewis M. Cowardin et al. in 1979 for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The system includes five main types of wetlands: Marine wetlands- which are areas exposed to the open ocean
Estuarine wetlands- partially enclosed by land and also exposed to a mixture of fresh and salt water bodies of water
Riverine wetlands- associated with flowing water
Lacustrine wetlands- associated with a lake or other body of
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System for classifying wetlands
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowardin_classification_system
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2023-09-18T20:28:42Z
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