SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 27


 APPENDIX B
 CLASSIFICATION OF WETLANDS IN FLORIDA
 (Taken from Brown, et al., 1983)

 State Level

 "Several classification schemes have been developed for use in Flor-
 ida. Monk (1968) classified communities by forest vegetation types. He
 states, "Seven major forest vegetation types exist in North Central Flor-
 ida: (1)Climax Southern Mixed Hardwood; (2)Sand Pine Scrub; (3)Sand
 Hills; (4)Pine Flatwoods; (5)Cypress Swamps; (6)Bayheads; and
 (7)Mixed Hardwood Swamps." Of these, three are used for wetlands
 classification-Mixed Hardwood Swamps, Bayheads, and Cypress
 Swamps.
 "In a classification scheme developed by Craig (1981), wetland areas
 were broken down into 11 categories. These include: (1)Sloughs;
 (2)Freshwater Marsh and Ponds; (3)Pitcher Plant Bogs; (4)Shrub Bogs;
 (5)Swamp Hardwoods; (6)Cypress Swamps; (7)Cabbage Palm Ham-
 mocks; (8)Wetland Hardwood Hammocks; (9)Cutthroat Seeps; (10)Cab-
 bage Palm Flatwoods; and (11)Bottomland Hardwoods.
 "Laessle (1942) used associations for classifying vegetation types. He
 defines association as, "A characteristic combination of plant species
 which is repeated in numerous stands with but little if any change in the
 vigor and proportions of its principal components.
 "Laessle's classification scheme for wetlands included:
 I. Hydric Communities Dominated by Trees
 1. Bayhead (Gordonia-Tamala pubeslens-Magnolia virginiana
 Association)
 2. River Swamp (Taxodium distichum-Nyssa biflora Association)
 II. Herbaceous Aquatic Communities Bordering the River and Its Tidal
 Tributaries
 1. Submerged Associations (Naias-Ceratophyllum Association
 and Vallisneria Association)
 2. Floating Associations (Piaropus Association and Pistia-Salvina
 Association)
 3. Emergent Vegetation

 "A report developed in part by the Northeast Regional Planning Coun-
cil classifies several communities associated with wetland areas. These
include Swamp Hammock, Hardwood Swamp, Riverine Cypress,
Cypress Pond, Bayhead and Bog, Wet Prairie, Freshwater Marsh (shallow
and deep), and Tidal Flat (Jacksonville Area Planning Board, 1977).
 "Under the aegis of the Florida Department of Administration, the
State Division of Planning, and the Bureau of Comprehensive Planning a
committee was created to increase the efficiency of land use planning by
coordinating the collection, interpretation, and other use of land resource
data. The result was the Florida Land Use and Cover Classification Sys-