Record #:

2207

Author(s):

Moorhead, Kevin

Abstract:

As the state's economy has grown, upwards of 50 percent of its wetlands have been lost. This statistic is questionable, however, because of a lack of data on the original extent of wetlands and disagreement over when a wetland is actually lost.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 3, Mar 1995, p26-31, il

Subject(s):

Wetland conservation; Wetlands