Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coastal Watersheds of the Eastern United States 1998 to 2004

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, incooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, analyzed the status and recent trends ofwetland acreage in the coastal watersheds of the United States adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean,Gulf of Mexico, and Great Lakes. Sample plots were analyzed using digital high-resolutionimagery to identify wetlands and land use changes observed between 1998 and 2004.

Publisher - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Wetlands Inventory

Subjects - Wetlands

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Citation: Stedman S-M, Dahl TE. 2008. Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coastal Watersheds of the Eastern United States 1998 to 2004. Washington (DC): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Wetlands Inventory. 32 pp http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Documents/Status-and-Trends-of-Wetlands-in-the-Coastal-Watersheds-of-the-Eastern-United-States-1998-to-2004.pdf