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Characteristics

WETMAAP
Habitat Type Signatures

Wetland Signatures - WETMAAP Categories

OPEN WATER

Texture:    Smooth, glossy surface
Pattern:    White and blue-green with pink mixed in
Color:    Dark to light blue; flat blue

MARSH

Texture:    Marbled; Rough
Pattern:    White with speckles of blue
Color:    Predominately white; White with blue; Light blue; Some pink

FLATS and BEACHES

Texture:    Smooth to Rough appearance
Pattern:    Light color with dots of light blue; White streaked with light blue; Solid white elongated feature
Color:    Bright white; White with blue; Light gray-white

FORESTED WETLAND

Texture:    Rough uneven surface; Bumpy
Pattern:    Mottled color appearance; Swirls of color sometimes: Dark pink with bumpy texture; Green puffs in non-urban areas; Generally, non-regular
Color:    Red; Dark red, even black; Brilliant red; Gray-blue with some red spots

WETLAND SCRUB-SHRUB

Texture:    Rough, uneven surface
Pattern:    Pin-point red dots; Light pink with a mottled texture
Color:    Light pink; Some red

UPLAND FORESTED

Texture:    Dense red dots; Uneven surface
Pattern:    Mottled color appearance; Dark red to black
Color:    Dark red; Some pink with red for scrub-shrub

RANGE

Texture:    Smooth
Pattern:    White (not a solid white or bright white); with speckles of pink and/or red
Color:    White; Red or pink; Possibly white with gray

AGRICULTURE

Texture:    Smooth; Flat
Pattern:    Regular patterns, Visible roads; Possibly visible field rows
Color:    White; Pink; Red (dependent on season); Some gray mixed in with other colors

URBAN

Texture:    Smooth; Flat
Pattern:    Regular patterns; Visible roads and buildings
Color:    White; Some red mixed in; White with gray mottled in regular patterns