The recognition and appreciation that natural wetlands are a valuable, non-renewable resource that can provide critical or essential habitat for natural vegetation and wildlife, including non-game and endangered species, are becoming wide-spread among government, academic, and even commercial organizations. This concern has led to establishment of Federal and State regulations (for example Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands) to protect these natural systems and their associated flora and fauna.
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