WETLANDS CHARACTERISTICS AND BOUNDARIES
The three themes for this report -- wetland identification and delineation, functions and values of wetlands, and variation among wetlands -- are interdependent. The identification of wetlands, the determination of boundaries for wetlands, and the characterization of wetland functions and values must be set within a framework that is broad enough to encompass the great physical and biotic variety of wetlands, while at the same time maintaining as clearly as possible the distinction between wetlands and other kinds of ecosystems. The following chapters outline the structure for the discussion of wetlands in this book: 1. Introduction and Background; 2. Ecology of Wetland Ecosystems; 3. Wetland Definitions: History and Scientific Basis; 4. Wetland Delineation: Past and Current Practice; 5. Wetland Characterization: Water, Substrate and Biota; 6. Especially Controversial Wetlands; 7. Regionalization; 8. Maps, Images and Modeling in the Assessment of Wetlands; 9. Regulation of Wetlands: Administrative Issues; 10. Functional Assessment of Wetlands. Please note that road construction is mentioned in chapter 6 as an activity that can alter substantial areas of wetlands. Also, the Federal Highway Administration has developed an assessment method for the functional assessment of wetlands. This is discussed in chapter 10.
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Availability:
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Supplemental Notes:
- Support for the project was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Agreement No. CX-821125-01-0 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service under Agreement No. SCD-68-3475-3-161.
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Corporate Authors:
National Research Council
Committee on Characterization of Wetlands 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC United States 20418 - Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 328 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Assessments; Ecology; Environmental protection; Functional analysis; Functions (Mathematics); Imagery; Maps; Mathematical models; Regions; Regulations; Road construction; Variables; Wetlands
- Uncontrolled Terms: Boundaries; Characteristics; Models
- Old TRIS Terms: Functional assessments; Functions; Images; Variations
- Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Finance; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00722133
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309051347
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 13 1996 12:00AM