| Community according
to Eggers and Reed |
Wisconsin Wetland Inventory |
Classification of Wetlands and Deep Water Habitats of the
United States (Cowardin et al, 1979) |
Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39 (Shaw and Fredline 1971) |
| Shallow, Open Water |
Aquatic bed, submergent and floating |
Palustrine or lacustrine, littoral; aquatic bed;
submergent, floating and floating-leaved. |
Type 5: Inland open fresh water |
| Deep Marsh |
Aquatic bed, submergent, and floating; persistent and
non-persistent, emergent/wet meadow |
Palustrine or lacustrine, littoral; aquatic bed;
submergent, floating, and floating-leaved; emergent; persistent and
non-persistent |
Type 4: Inland deep fresh marsh |
| Shallow Marsh |
Persistent and non-persistent, emergent/wet meadow |
Pallustrine; emergent; persistent and
non-persistent |
Type 3: Inland shallow fresh marsh |
| Sedge Meadow |
Narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet meadow |
Pallustrine; emergent; narrow-leaved
persistent |
Type 2: Inland fresh meadow |
| Fresh (Wet) Meadow |
Broad- and narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet
meadow |
Pallustrine; Broad and narrow-leaved
persistent, |
Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat; Type 2 Inland
fresh meadow |
| Low Prairie |
Broad- and narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet
meadow |
Pallustrine; Broad and narrow-leaved
persistent |
Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat; Type 2 Inland
fresh meadow |
| Calcareous Fen |
Narrow-leaved persistent, emergent/wet meadow; and
broad-leaved deciduous, scrub/shrub |
Pallustrine; emergent; narrow-leaved persistent;
scrub/shrub; broad-leaved deciduous |
Type 2: Inland fresh meadow |
| Open Bog |
Moss, and broad-leaved evergreen, scrub/shrub |
Palustrine; moss/lichen; scrub/shrub; broad-leaved
evergreen |
Type 8: Bog |
| Coniferous Bog |
Broad-leaved evergreen, scrub/shrub; and needle-leaved
evergreen and deciduous, forested |
Palustrine; forested; needle-leaved evergreen and
deciduous; scrub/shrub; broad leaved evergreen |
Type 8: Bog |
| Shrub-Carr |
Broad-leaved deciduous, scrub/shrub |
Palustrine; scrub/shrub; broad-leaved
deciduous |
Type 6: Shrub swamp |
| Alder Thicket |
Broad-leaved deciduous, scrub/shrub |
Palustrine; scrub/shrub; broad-leaved
deciduous |
Type 6: Shrub swamp |
| Lowland Hardwood Swamp |
Broad-leaved deciduous; forested |
Palustrine; forested; broad-leaved deciduous |
Type 7: Wooded swamp |
| Coniferous Swamp |
Needle-leaved deciduous and evergreen,
forested |
Palustrine; forested; needle-leaved deciduous and
evergreen |
Type 7: Wooded swamp |
| Floodplain Forest |
Broad-leaved deciduous, forested |
Palustrine; forested; broad-leaved deciduous |
Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or flat |
| Seasonally Flooded Basin |
Flats/non-vegetated wet soil and persistent and
non-persistent, emergent wet meadow |
Palustrine; flat; emergent; persistent and
non-persistent |
Type 1: Seasonally flooded basin or |
