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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This report is the result ofwork by many We would also like to thank the many people individuals within the U.S . Fish and Wildlife who shared their wetland photographs with us Service and others . Special thanks are extended including John Gahr, Wendel Metzen, Kevin to Dr. Donald Woodard, Director and his staff at Moorhead, John Oberheu, Larry Ditto, Louis the National Wetlands Inventory Center in St. Justice, George Gentry, Nora Murdock, and Petersburg, Florida; and to Mark Newcastle, others with the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Division of Printing in Washington, D.C .; Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, to Keith Patterson and staff at Geonex-Martel, the United States Soil Conservation Service, and Inc . in St. Petersburg, Florida; to Eric Hughes the South Carolina Division of Tourism. and Robert Lord with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Our very special appreciation is extended to Nancy Webb ofZachary, Louisiana, for providing We are especially grateful for the efforts of us with some ofthe most unusual and beautiful Thomas Gale, Gale Communications in St. Paul, wetland photographs we have seen . Minnesota, for editing, layout and other help in preparation of the final document.
Cover photo: This report should be cited as follows: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refine, Florida Hefner, J.M., B .O . Wilen, T.E. Dahl and WE. Frayer. PALUSTRINE FORESTED 1994 . Southeast Wetlands; Status and Trends, Mid- GEORGE GENTRY© 1970's to Mid-1980's. U .S. Department of the Pane 2 photo: Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida 32 pages. PALUSTRINE FORESTED GEORGE GENTRY©
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WetlandsSTATUS AND TRENDS, MID-1970'S TO MID-1980'S
J.M. Hefner U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Atlanta, Georgia
B .O . Wilen U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Washington, D.C.
T.E . Dahl U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service St. Petersburg, Florida
W.E. Fraver Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan
A 1994 Cooperative Publication by
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region Atlanta, Georgia
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