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Emergent vegetation cover
Percentage of the waterbody surface occupied by emergent (above-water) vegetation, used as a distinguishing attribute in definitions of ponds, lakes, and wetlands.
Confidence
90%
active
Source
David C. Richardson et al. (2022). A functional definition to distinguish ponds from lakes and wetlands doi:10.1038/s41598-022-14569-0 ↗
Connections (5)
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