PALUSTRINE WETLANDS

Used in the wetlands classification system by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to refer to wetlands that are vegetated-dominated by trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, mosses or lichens. See Wetlands (General), Wetlands (COE and EPA), Wetlands (USFWS), Wetlands (NRCS), Wetlands, Palustrine, and Wetlands, Benefits. (See Appendix W-2 for an explanation of the Wetland and Deepwater Habitat Classification System according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) criteria and more detailed information of these systems.