Comment:

Components identified in the calculation tool include: Wetland herbaceous area, Size of largest nearby vegetated tract or coridor, Distance to large vegetated tract, Local vegetated cover percentage, Type of land cover alteration, Distance by road to nearest population center, Local vegetated cover percentage, Wildlife access, Distance to ponded water, Upland edge contact, Wetland types adjacent or subordinate, Dominance of most abundant shrub species, Woody diamter classes, Height class interspersion, Large snags (dead standing trees), Downed wood, N fixers, % bare ground & thatch, Ground iregularity, Upland inclusions, % of AA without surface water, % of AA with persistent surface water, Width of vegetated zone within wetland, Interspersion of emergents & open water, Beaver probability, Vegetated buffer as % of perimeter, Type of cover in buffer, Cliffs or steep banks, Unvisited core aea, Frequently visited area, Benefit indicators: Herbaceous uniqueness, Woody uniqueness, Distance to ponded water, Species of conservation concern, Designated impportant bird area (IBA).