Like that Wetland Near You? New Study Predicts Risk of Wetland Habitat Loss in Southern United States

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 11:01 in Earth & Climate

Baylor University, in collaboration with the U.S Forest Service (USFS) Rocky Mountain Research Station, has developed a model that predicts the risk of wetland habitat loss based on local wetland features and characteristics of the landscape surrounding the wetland. The new model was used to predict the fate of wetland habitats over a 13-state area in the southern United States.

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