FWS/OBS-79/31
DECEMBER 1979
CLASSIFICATION OF
WETLANDS AND
DEEPWATER HABITATS
OF THE UNITED STATES
By
Lewis M. Cowardin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401
Virginia Carter
U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, Virginia 22092
Francis C. Golet
Department of Natural Resources Science
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
and
Edward T. LaRoe
U.S. National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Coastal Zone Management
Washington, D.C. 20235
Performed for
U.S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Office of Biological Services
Washington, D.C. 20240
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