GLWD Wetland Classes

Open Water

Freshwater lake
Saline lake
Reservoir
Large river
Large estuarine river
Other permanent waterbody
Small streams

Lacustrine Wetlands

Lacustrine, forested
Lacustrine, non-forested

Riverine Wetlands

Regularly flooded, forested
Regularly flooded, non-forested
Seasonally flooded, forested
Seasonally flooded, non-forested
Seasonally saturated, forested
Seasonally saturated, non-forested

Palustrine Wetlands

Regularly flooded, forested
Regularly flooded, non-forested
Seasonally saturated, forested
Seasonally saturated, non-forested

Ephemeral Wetlands

Ephemeral, forested
Ephemeral, non-forested

Peatlands

Arctic/boreal, forested
Arctic/boreal, non-forested
Temperate, forested
Temperate, non-forested
Tropical, forested
Tropical, non-forested

Coastal & Other

Mangrove
Saltmarsh
Delta
Other coastal wetland
Salt pan/saline wetland
Rice paddies