Table 2.

Definition of NWCA target population and description of seven NWCA wetland types and four aggregated wetland types

Target population		NWCA wetland type	Aggregated wetland type	Description
Wetlands across conterminous USA representing tidal and non-tidal systems that have rooted vegetation and, when present, open water ≤ 1-m deep	Estuarine (E)	EH: estuarine intertidal emergent	EH: estuarine intertidal herbaceous	Estuarine intertidal emergent
		EW: estuarine intertidal shrub/forest	EW: estuarine intertidal woody	Estuarine intertidal shrub and forested wetlands
	Inland (I)	PRL-EM: palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine emergent	PRLH: palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine herbaceous	Emergent, ponded, or previously farmed wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine, or shallow lacustrine littoral settings
		PRL-UBAB -Palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine unconsolidated bottom/aquatic bed
		PRL-f: palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine farmed (not actively farmed)
		PRL-SS: palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine shrub/scrub	PRLW: palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine woody	Forest or shrub dominated wetlands in palustrine, shallow riverine, or shallow lacustrine littoral settings
		PRL-FO: palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine forested