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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