WETMAAP Technique
3Technique 3: Recognition of Wetland Change
Element 1: Evaluate Habitat Change
Materials:
Colored overlays taped together (Skill 3, Element 1)
Drafting tape
Exercise:
1. Use the colored overlays taped together.
2. List at least two differences observed:
| 1953 and 1988 | 1. 2. |
| 1988 and 1999 | 1. 2. |
3. Visually examine the colored habitat maps to determine if the following habitats increased or decreased between each time period. Write increase, decrease, or stayed the same in the boxes.
| Time periods | Fresh Open Water |
Fresh Marsh |
Flats & Beaches | Wetland Forested | Wetland Scrub-shrub |
Agriculture/ Range | Upland Forested | Upland Scrub-shrub | Urban |
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| 1988- 1999 |
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