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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 wetland:

  • Marine wetlands, exposed to the open ocean
  • Estuarine wetlands, partially enclosed by land and containing a mix of fresh and salt water
  • Riverine wetlands, associated with flowing water
  • Lacustrine wetlands, associated with a lake or other body of fresh water
  • Palustrine wetlands, freshwater wetlands not associated with a river or lake.

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