Mississippi and Alabama Headwater SlopesThis Guidebook was developed to assess the functions of Headwater Slope wetlands on the coastal plains of Alabama and Mississippi. Within the reference domain, Headwater Slope wetlands occur primarily as linear drainages within a flat or rolling upland landscape. For the purpose of this guidebook, the subclass is defined as the wetlands in headwater areas above and including first-order streams, in which groundwater is the primary hydrologic input. The combination of landscape position and dominance of groundwater hydrology place these wetlands in the slope HGM class. Other names used to refer to wetlands in the regional subclass include bayheads, bay galls, springheads, and steepheads. GuidebookNoble, C. V., Wakeley, J. S., Roberts, T. H., and Henderson, C. (2007). "Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing the Functions of Headwater Slope Wetlands on the Mississippi and Alabama Coastal Plains," ERDC/EL TR-07-9, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. Noble, C. V., Murray, E. O., Klimas, C. V. and Ainslie, W. (2011). "Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing the Functions of Headwater Slope Wetlands on the South Carolina Coastal Plain," ERDC/EL TR-11-11, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. Calculation of FCI Values from Field Data (Custom Spreadsheet Applications)
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