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WETLANDS AND DEEPWATER HABITATS CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM SUBSYSTEM CLASS SUBCLASS
|- RB=Rock Bottom 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- UB=Unconsolidated Bottom 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
|
|-- 1=SUBTIDAL----|- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| | 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 5=Unknown
| | Submergent
| |
| |- RF=Reef 1=Coral
| | 3=Worm
| |
| |- OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older
| maps)
M=MARINE--------|
|
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| |- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| | 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 5=Unknown
| | Submergent
| |
| |- RF=Reef 1=Coral
|-- 2=INTERTIDAL--| 3=Worm
|
|- RS=Rocky Shore 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- US=Unconsolidated Shore 1=Cobble-Gravel
2=Sand
3=Mud
4=Organic
SYSTEM SUBSYSTEM CLASS SUBCLASS
|- RB=Rock Bottom 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- UB=Unconsolidated Bottom 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
|
|-- 1=SUBTIDAL----|- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| | 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 4=Floating
| | Vascular
| | 5=Unknown
| | Submergent
| | 6=Unknown Surface
| |
| |- RF=Reef 2=Mollusc
| | 3=Worm
| |
| |- OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older
| maps)
E=ESTUARINE-----|
|
|
| |- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| | 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 4=Floating
| | Vascular
| | 5=Unknown
| | Submergent
| | 6=Unknown Surface
| |
| |- RF=Reef 2=Mollusc
| | 3=Worm
| |
| |- SB=Streambed 3=Cobble-Gravel
| | 4=Sand
| | 5=Mud
| | 6=Organic
| |
| |- RS=Rocky Shore 1=Bedrock
| | 2=Rubble
| |
|-- 2=INTERTIDAL--|- US=Unconsolidated Shore 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
|
|- EM=Emergent 1=Persistent
| 2=Nonpersistent
|
|- SS=Scrub-Shrub 1=Broad-Leaved
| Deciduous
| 2=Needle-Leaved
| Deciduous
| 3=Broad-Leaved
| Evergreen
| 4=Needle-Leaved
| Evergreen
| 5=Dead
| 6=Indeterminate
| Deciduous
| 7=Indeterminate
| Evergreen
|
|- FO=Forested 1=Broad-Leaved
Deciduous
2=Needle-Leaved
Deciduous
3=Broad-Leaved
Evergreen
4=Needle-Leaved
Evergreen
5=Dead
6=Indeterminate
Deciduous
7=Indeterminate
Evergreen
SYSTEM SUBSYSTEM CLASS SUBCLASS
|- RB=Rock Bottom 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- UB=Unconsolidated Bottom 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
|--1=TIDAL--------| 3=Mud
| | 4=Organic
| |
| |-*SB=Streambed 1=Bedrock
| | 2=Rubble
| | 3=Cobble-Gravel
|--2=LOWER | 4=Sand
| PERENNIAL----| 5=Mud
| | 6=Organic
| | 7=Vegetated
| |
| |- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
R=RIVERINE------|--3=UPPER | 2=Aquatic Moss
| PERENNIAL----| 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 4=Floating
| | Vascular
| | 5=Unknown
| | Submergent
|--4=INTERMITTENT-| 6=Unknown Surface
| |
| |- RS=Rocky Shore 1=Bedrock
| | 2=Rubble
| |
| |- US=Unconsolidated Shore 1=Cobble-Gravel
|--5=UNKNOWN | 2=Sand
| PERENNIAL----| 3=Mud
(used on older | 4=Organic
maps) | 5=Vegetated
|
|-**EM=Emergent 2=Nonpersistent
|
|- OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older
| maps)
|-*STREAMBED is limited to TIDAL and
| INTERMITTENT SUBSYSTEMS, and comprises
| the only CLASS in the INTERMITTENT SUBSYSTEM.
|
|-**EMERGENT is limited to TIDAL and LOWER
| PERENNIAL SUBSYSTEMS.
SYSTEM SUBSYSTEM CLASS SUBCLASS
|- RB=Rock Bottom 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- UB=Unconsolidated Bottom 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
|
|-- 1=LIMNETIC----|- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| | 2=Aquatic Moss
| | 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 4=Floating
| | Vascular
| | 5=Unknown
| | Submergent
| | 6=Unknown Surface
| |
| |- OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older
| maps)
L=LACUSTRINE----|
|
|
| |- RB=Rock Bottom 1=Bedrock
| | 2=Rubble
| |
| |- UB=Unconsolidated Bottom 1=Cobble-Gravel
| | 2=Sand
| | 3=Mud
| | 4=Organic
| |
| |- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| | 2=Aquatic Moss
| | 3=Rooted Vascular
| | 4=Floating
|-- 2=LITTORAL----| Vascular
| 5=Unknown
| Submergent
| 6=Unknown Surface
|
|- RS=Rocky Shore 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- US=Unconsolidated Shore 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
| 5=Vegetated
|
|- EM=Emergent 2=Nonpersistent
|
|- OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older
maps)
SYSTEM SUBSYSTEM CLASS SUBCLASS
|- RB=Rock Bottom 1=Bedrock
| 2=Rubble
|
|- UB=Unconsolidated Bottom 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
|
|- AB=Aquatic Bed 1=Algal
| 2=Aquatic Moss
| 3=Rooted Vascular
| 4=Floating
| Vascular
| 5=Unknown
| Submergent
| 6=Unknown Surface
|
|- US=Unconsolidated Shore 1=Cobble-Gravel
| 2=Sand
| 3=Mud
| 4=Organic
| 5=Vegetated
|
|- ML=Moss-Lichen 1=Moss
| 2=Lichen
|
P=PALUSTRINE----------------------|- EM=Emergent 1=Persistent
| 2=Nonpersistent
|
|- SS=Scrub-Shrub 1=Broad-Leaved
| Deciduous
| 2=Needle-Leaved
| Deciduous
| 3=Broad-Leaved
| Evergreen
| 4=Needle-Leaved
| Evergreen
| 5=Dead
| 6=Indeterminate
| Deciduous
| 7=Indeterminate
| Evergreen
|
|- FO=Forested 1=Broad-Leaved
| Deciduous
| 2=Needle-Leaved
| Deciduous
| 3=Broad-Leaved
| Evergreen
| 4=Needle-Leaved
| Evergreen
| 5=Dead
| 6=Indeterminate
| Deciduous
| 7=Indeterminate
| Evergreen
|
|- OW=Open Water/Unknown Bottom (used on older
maps)
MODIFIERS
|- A=Temporarily Flooded
|- B=Saturated
|- C=Seasonally Flooded
|- D=Seasonally Flooded/Well Drained
|- E=Seasonally Flooded/Saturated
|- F=Semipermanently Flooded
|--Non-Tidal------|- G=Intermittently Exposed
| |- H=Permanently Flooded
| |- J=Intermittently Flooded
| |- K=Artificially Flooded
| |- W=Intermittently Flooded/Temporary (used on
| | older maps)
| |- Y=Saturated/Semipermanent/Seasonal (used on
| | older maps)
| |- Z=Intermittently Exposed/Permanent (used on
| | older maps)
WATER REGIME----| |- U=Unknown
|
|
|
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| |- K=Artificially Flooded
| |- L=Subtidal
| |- M=Irregularly Exposed
| |- N=Regularly Flooded
|--Tidal----------|- P=Irregularly Flooded
|-*S=Temporary-Tidal
|-*R=Seasonal-Tidal
|-*T=Semipermanent-Tidal
|-*V=Permanent-Tidal
|- U=Unknown
|
|-*These water regimes are only used in
| tidally influenced, freshwater systems.
|- 1=Hyperhaline
|- 2=Euhaline
|--Coastal |- 3=Mixohaline (Brackish)
| Halinity-------|- 4-Polyhaline
| |- 5=Mesohaline
| |- 6=Oligohaline
| |- 0=Fresh
|
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WATER CHEMISTRY-|
| |- 7=Hypersaline
|--Inland |- 8=Eusaline
| Salinity-------|- 9=Mixosaline
| |- 0=Fresh
|
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|--pH Modifiers |- a=Acid
for all |- t=Circumneutral
Fresh Water----|- i=Alkaline
SOIL------------------------------|- g=Organic
|- n=Mineral
|- b=Beaver
|- d=Partially Drained/Ditched
SPECIAL MODIFIERS-----------------|- f=Farmed
|- h=Diked/Impounded
|- r=Artificial Substrate
|- s=Spoil
|- x=Excavated
U = Uplands
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