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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 Forest and Wildlife Management 



University of Rhode Island 



Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 



and 



Edward T. LaRoe 



U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



Office of Coastal Zone Management 



Washington, D.C. 20235 









Performed for 



Office of Biological Services 



Fish and Wildlife Service 



U.S. Department of the Interior 



Washington, D.C. 20240 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

 Washington. D.C. 20402 



Stock Number GPO 024-010-00524-6 



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