Although the overall rate that the nation's wetlands are being converted to other uses is not alarming, the continued incremental conversion of wetlands, especially in certain inland regions of the country, may have significant adverse ecological effects over the next few decades. A comprehensive report on wetlands, requested by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, was released recently by Senator John H. Chafee (R‐R.I.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. The report outlines options for new federal measures that could lead to more effective management of wetlands in the United States.Federal efforts to manage wetlands could be more effective if they were focused on higher value wetlands, although, because the value of individual wetlands in different regions of the country have not been evaluated at this time, priorities for protection have not been established.
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Bell, P. M. (1984). U.S. Wetlands. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 65(18), 337–337. https://doi.org/10.1029/eo065i018p00337-03
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