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" Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. "
Compendium of South African Environmental Legislation - Page 216
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Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the U. S.

Lewis M. Cowardin - 1994 - 138 pages
...and animais except those that are adapted for life in water or in saturated soil. WETLANDS are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...is usually at or ne-ar the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification wetlands must have one or more of the...
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Fish and Wildlife Miscellaneous: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment - 1981 - 322 pages
...biologists speak of wetlands, we usually are referring to lands that are transitional between upland and aquatic systems, where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. The plants and animals found here are specifically adapted for these surroundings....
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Alternatives for Natural Resource Management: Hearing Before the ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations - 1982 - 322 pages
...baskets, rock riprap, or other facilities intended primarily to prevent erusion. "Wetlands" means lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water, commonly referred to as bog, swamp, or marsh; identified as class 3. 4, or...
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Fish and wildlife miscellaneous: hearings before the Subcommittee on ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment - 1983 - 276 pages
...and animals except those that are adapted for life in water or in saturated sofl. WETLANDS are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification wetlands must have one or more of thr...
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Fish and wildlife miscellaneous: hearings before the Subcommittee on ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment - 1983 - 274 pages
...and animals except those that are adapted for life in water or in saturated soil. WETLANDS or* lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...the water table is usually at or near the surface or tht land is covered by shallow looter. For purposes of this classification wetlands must hau* one or...
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Wetlands Identification: Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating ...

1989 - 130 pages
...of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (Cowardin, et al. 1979): Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification wetlands must have one or more of the...
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Effects of Wetlands Protection Regulations on Small Business ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business - 1991 - 1446 pages
...of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (Cowardin, et al. 1979): Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For purposes of this classification wetlands must have one or more of the...
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Hydropower 2002: Reclamation's Energy Initiative

United States. Bureau of Reclamation - 1991 - 124 pages
...electric power system for the western part of the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico. Lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. Wetlands must have the following three attributes: (1) at least periodically,...
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Environmental Risk: Identification and Management

Albert R. Wilson - 1991 - 446 pages
...local and federal regulations. The US Fish and Wildlife Service defines wetlands as: Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water . . . Wetlands must have one or more of the following three attributes: (1)...
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Global Climate Change and California: Potential Impacts and Responses

Joseph B. Knox, Ann Foley Scheuring - 1991 - 204 pages
...were characterized by obnoxious odors and lack of marine life. WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS "Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems...table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water" (US Fish and Wildlife Service [Cowardin et al. 1979]). This classification...
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