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\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n<\/a>\nCNHP had developed two primary classification systems for wetlands in Colorado.<\/p>\n
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- Ecological Systems<\/b><\/a> represent recurring groups of biological communities \n that are found in similar physical environments and are influenced by similar \n dynamic processes. As a mid-scale classification system, ecological systems \n are ideal for conservation assessment, inventory and mapping, land management, \n ecological monitoring, and species habitat modeling.\n <\/li>\n
- Natural Plant Communities<\/b><\/a>, or plant associations, are the finest scale of the U.S.\n National Vegetation Classification and are based on repeated patterns of \n species combinations.\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\nBeyond the work of CNHP, there are two widely used national wetland classification systems.\n \n- \n\t
- The Cowardin Classification<\/b><\/a> is used by the U.S. \n\tFish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)<\/b> program for wetland mapping. The Cowardin \n classification emphasizes physiognomy and water regime, but rarely includes detailed information on plant species.<\/li>\n\t
- The Hydrogeomorphic (HGM)<\/b><\/a> classification system \n\tis used by the U.S. Army Corps of \n\tEngineers<\/b><\/a> and other agencies to assess wetland functions. The HGM classification \n\tsystem groups wetlands into seven different classes based on geomorphic position \n\tand hydrologic characteristics. <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview of Wetland Types Colorado’s wetlands range from alpine wet meadows at the base of Mount Elbert to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-78","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"override"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- The Hydrogeomorphic (HGM)<\/b><\/a> classification system \n\tis used by the U.S. Army Corps of \n\tEngineers<\/b><\/a> and other agencies to assess wetland functions. The HGM classification \n\tsystem groups wetlands into seven different classes based on geomorphic position \n\tand hydrologic characteristics. <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- Natural Plant Communities<\/b><\/a>, or plant associations, are the finest scale of the U.S.\n National Vegetation Classification and are based on repeated patterns of \n species combinations.\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t