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za <br /> sufficient tima to favor the qrowth and regAneration of <br /> hydrophytic vegetation are no lonqer classified as watland <br /> (Cowardin et al. 1979; Sail Conservation Service 1925) . I <br /> Conversely, a soil may be aubjected to eaturateQ or lloodad <br /> conditions for a suPPicient period to Pavor the growth of <br /> hydrophytic vegetation, yet lack "typical" hydric soil <br /> morphciloqy. This phenomana occurs commonly in younq or <br /> poorly devaloped soils. Examplas of soile lacking hydric <br /> morpholoqy, yat maeting th� hydric soil dafinition, include <br /> poorly drained recent deposit4, such as sand bara, and <br /> poorly drained minesoile, or other recantly disturbed soils. <br /> Hydric soil morpholoqy may not be devalopad in ths�e soils <br /> because of their younq aqa. Al.o, in ■ome soils certain <br /> soil materials may "mask" tha usual morphological indicators <br /> o! poorly drained conditione and therefore eoil colors and <br /> other morpholoqical properties indicative of poorly drained <br /> conditlons may not be prevalent. Therefore, caraful <br /> observation of soil morpholoqy in association with <br /> veqetation, tapoqraphy, and hydroloqy is naeded where soils <br /> are young or dieturbed. <br /> Finnlly, soil morpholoqy is an indicator of tha <br /> environmental c�nditione under whlch the soil davaloped. <br /> However, morpholoqy may not nacessarily reflect prasant <br /> anvironmental conditions whan conditiona hnve bean racently <br /> altared or where soil developmant is limited. In thase <br /> circumstances, evaluetion of veqetation and hydroloqy must <br /> be weighted heavily in a wetland detarmination. <br />