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Aqua-2 : Forested Wetlands

1 Key Findings

2 Introduction

2.1 History

2.2 Definitions

3 Methods

4 Data Sources

5 Results and Discussion

5.1Status of Forested Wetlands

5.2 Alterations to Forested Wetlands due to Development, Agriculture, and Silviculture

5.3 Policy

5.4 Restoration

6 Conclusions

7 Needs for Additional Research

8 Acknowledgments

9 Literature Cited

10 Tables and Figures

Table 1--Composite of National Wetland Inventory (NW) wetland status and trend information

Table 2--Comparison of total wetland and forested wetland acres and the predominant cause of change

Table 3--Estimated acres of palustrine forested wetland conversion and loss by state and by activity

Table 4--Comparison of forested wetland community types and extents with hydrogeomorphic class

Table 5--Wetland Reserve Program acres by State

Figure 1--Physiographic regions of the southern United States

Figure 2--Change in forested wetlands based on Natural Resources Inventory 1982-1987

Figure 3--Causes of palustrine and estuarine wetland losses based on 1992-1997 NRI data

Figure 4--Causes of palustrine and estuarine wetland losses based on 1992-1997 NRI data