Comment:

Components identified in the calculation tool include: Wetland + water total area, Size of largest nearby vegetated tract or corridor, Distance to large vegetated tract. Local vegetated cover percentage, Distance to ponded water, Distance to lake, Upland edge contact, Relative elevation in watershed, Wetland as a % of contributing area (catchment), Species of conservation concern, Growing degree days, Precipitation deficit, Wetland type, Woody height & form diversity, Dominance of most abundant shrub species, Woody diameter classes, Height class interspersion, N fixers, % bare ground & thatch, Soil texture, Dominance of most abundant herbaceous species, Invasdive plant cover, % of AA without surface water, Predominant depth class, % of water that is ponded (not flowing), Width of vegetated zone within wetland, Channel connection & outflow duration, Outflow confinement, pH measurement, TDS and/or coductivity, Beaver probability, Vegetated buffer as % of perimeter, Buffer slope, New or expanded wetland.