Wetland classification and inventory in Lithuania

• DOI: 10.5200/baltica.2012.25.03
• Publication Date: 2014-01-13T03:23:40Z
• Authors: Julius Taminskas; Marijus Pileckas; Rasa Šimanauskienė; Rita Linkevičienė
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 14. Life underwater; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; 6. Clean water; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The different conceptions of wetlands and their classifications as well definitions in Lithu- ania are represented this paper. According to existing databases, Lithuanian by: suo wetlands, peatlands, lentic, lotic, marine/coastal wetlands. harmonisation the Ramsar classification system with traditional is emphasised. distribution distin- guishable wetland types identified. following inland man-made found Lithuania: non-forested forested peatlands (9.9% area Lithuania), seasonal pools on mineral soils tree-dominated (>13.92% permanent freshwater lakes (1.27% marshes/pools (0.08% aquaculture ponds (0.18% (0.16% water storage areas (0.3% excavations (0.04% rivers/streams/creeks, streams/creeks (~0.69% canals drainage ditches (0.11% deltas (0.01% Lithuania). authors identified shallow marine waters (0.09% sand, shingle or pebble shores (94 km 77.89 lagoon shores), coastal lagoons (0.52%