Cultivation and cropping in a wetland

Cultivation and cropping refer to preparation of land to plant, tend, improve, and harvest crops including tilling, sowing, etc.

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• Wetland classification scheme
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• Wetlands mapping attributes - Hydrological modifications (landscape scale)
• Wetlands mapping classification table - Hydrological modifications

Cultivation and cropping in a wetland

Cultivation and cropping can occur in a wetland usually during drier months or years when the wetland can be accessed. Cultivation and cropping activities most often result in a loss of wetland. However, sometimes wetland hydrological cycles can continue to persist despite cultivation and cropping activities which is observed with crop failure due to waterlogging.

Applicable Wetland Habitat Hydrological Modification:

• ‘Modified – cultivation or cropping’ (H2-M5)

Last updated: 7 June 2023