Table of Contents 



Page 

 I. Introduction 1 



II. Purpose 1 



III. Vegetation Succession and Site Progression 1 



IV. Riparian Health and Ecological Site Status 3 



V. Review Format 6 



VI. Classification and Description Procedures 8 



1. SCS-BLM Standard Ecological Site Description 8 



2. Southwestern Wetlands — Their Qassification and Characterization 1 1 



3. The Canadian Wetland Classification System 13 



4. Riparian Zone Associations of the Deschutes, Ochoco, Fremont, 



and Winema National Forests 15 



5. Classification and Management of Riparian and Wetland Sites in Montana 17 



6. Classifying Rangeland Riparian Areas: The Nevada Task Force Approach 21 



7. Classification of Riverine Riparian Habitats for Management of Fisheries 

 Resources 23 



8. An Ecological Characterization of Rocky Mountain Montane and Subalpine 

 Wetlands 26 



9. Ecosystem Classification Handbook 29 



10. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States 32 



11. Riparian Community Type Classification of Eastern Idaho- Western Wyoming 34 



Literature Cited 36 



Appendix A - Riparian Classification Comparison 41 



Appendix B - Converting Between Qassification Procedures (Vegetation) 47 



Appendix C - Definition Crosswalk (Vegetation Classification Terms) 49 



Appendix D - Stream Qassification - Wetland and Deepwater Habitats Compared to 



Rosgen, 1985 51 



Appendix E - Classification of Wetland and Deepwater Habitats Compared to Other 



Procedures (at the Class and Subclass Levels) 53 



Appendix F - Processes and Associated Factors Controlling Riparian Function 55 



