Table 1. Wetland types and descriptions sampled as part of the 2011 National Wetland Condition Assessment.

NWCA wetland types	Based on
	S&T categories	Description of wetlands included in NWCA
EH—estuarine emergent	E2EM—estuarine intertidal emergent	Estuarine (E) intertidal emergent (that is, herbaceous=H) wetlands
EW—estuarine woody	E2SS—estuarine intertidal forest/shrub	Estuarine (E) intertidal forested and shrub (that is, woody=W) wetlands
PRL-EM—palustrine, riverine and lacustrine emergent	PEM—palustrine emergent	Emergent (EM) wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine or shallow lacustrine littoral (PRL) settings
PRL-SS—palustrine, riverine and lacustrine shrub	PSS—palustrine shrub	Shrub-dominated (SS) wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine or shallow lacustrine littoral (PRL) settings
PRL-FO—palustrine, riverine and lacustrine forested	PFO—palustrine forested	Forested (FO) wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine or shallow lacustrine littoral (PRL) settings
PRL-f—palustrine, riverine and lacustrine farmed	Pf—palustrine farmed	Farmed (f) wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine or shallow lacustrine littoral (PRL) settings; only includes a subset that is not currently in crop production
PRL-UBAB—palustrine, riverine and lacustrine unconsolidated bottom and aquatic bed	PUBPAB—palustrine unconsolidated bottom/aquatic bed	Open-water ponds and aquatic bed (UBAB) wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine or shallow lacustrine littoral (PRL) settings

National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) Wetland Types are cross-referenced with US Fish and Wildlife Service Status and Trends (S&T) Categories⁹,¹⁶ on which they are based.