Wetland Assessment Criteria 11 



Wetlands Group 1 - Declining 



The following wetland types experienced a net decline between 1954 and 

 1974. 



Wetland Type 1954-1974 % Change (SE*) 



1. Palustrine Emergent -14.1 /q"7orx 



2. Palustrine Forested -10.8 3.7% 

 3 Estuarine Intertidal Emergent - 8.3 L ^ 



4. Marine Intertidal -4.9 (57-5% 



5. Palustrine Scrub-Shrub -3.5 {bb.uo 

 6 Estuarine Intertidal Forested 



& Scrub-Shrub -3.2 03.2%) 



Wetlands Group 2 - Stable 



The following wetland types were relatively stable between 1954 and 1974. 



,,r ., J rr. iq'i4-1974 % Chan ge (SE*) 

 Wetland Type j.t^04-ia i'j s 



7. Estuarine Intertidal Non-Vegetated +0'^ 



8. Estuarine Subtidal +1-4 [It'Tf, 



+ 2A (34.1vo; 



* * 



9. Lacustrine 



Wetlands Group 3 - Increasing 



The following wetland types increased significantly between 1954 and 



1974. 



, ^ iqcLi-1Q74 % Change (S E*) 

 Wetland Type WiA-iyi^ & 



10 Palustrine -Other Non-vegetated +45.0 (39.9%) 



11. Palustrine Unconsolidated Shore +51-8 (5.5%) 



12" Palustrine Open Water-h89.4 {2^ 



* The standard error (SE) of each entry expressed as a percentage of the 



entry. 

 ** Standard error of estimate is equal to or larger than the estimate. 



Table 1. Wetland losses or gains by type. 



National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan 



