Wetland Assessment Criteria 15 



Wetland Type Ecoregion Index of Loss 



N o.* Division 



Palustrine 2300 Subtropical High 

 Emergent 2100 Warm Continental 



2500 Prairie 



2600 Mediterranean Moderate 



2200 Hnt.Continentiil 



3200 Steppe 



2312 Southern Floodplain Forest Low 



2400 Marine 



2312 Southern Floodplain Forest 



Palustrine 2300 SuhtronicaJ Hgll 



Forested 2600 Mediterranean Moderate 



2500 Prairie 



2400 Marine 



2100 Warm Continental Low 



2200 Hot Continental 



3100 Steppe 



Palustrine 2300 Subtropical 



Scrub-Shrub 2600 Mediterranean High 



2400 Marine 



2312 Southern Floodplain Forest 



2500 Prairie Moderate 



2100 Warm Continental 



3100 Steppe 



2200 Hot Continental Low 



See Figure 1. 



Special Note: Trends study data were unreliable for the Desert ecoregion. 

 However, based on the inherent rarity of palustrine emergent, forested 

 and scrub-shrub wetlands in the Desert ecoregion and recognized 

 historical and recent losses of these types, they should be accorded high 

 priority consideration for acquisition. 



Table 2. Index of Loss by Ecoregion for Selected Palustrine 

 Wetland Types. 



National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan 



