4.4.11 Oak and Mixed Hardwood/Pine Forests and Managed Timber 441 4.4.12 Montane Oak Forests 449 4.4.13 Dry Longleaf Pine Communities 454 4.4.14 Maritime Forests 461
4.4.15 Maritime Grasslands, Dunes, and Beaches 466 4.4.16 Sand, Shell, and Wrack Active Shoreline 473 4.4.17 Successional Communities (Herb, Shrub, Woody) 479 4.4.18 Sparsely Settled Mixed Habitats 490
4.5 River Basins 495
4.5.1 Introduction 495 4.5.2 Aquatic Biodiversity and Imperilment 497 4.5.3 Aquatic Conservation Priorities, Strategies, and Recommendations 499 4.5.4 Broad River Basin 507
4.5.5 Cape Fear River Basin 515 4.5.6 Catawba River Basin 523 4.5.7 Chowan River Basin 531 4.5.8 French Broad River Basin 539 4.5.9 Hiwassee River Basin 550 4.5.10 Little Tennessee River Basin 559 4.5.11 Lumber River Basin 568 4.5.12 Neuse River Basin 576 4.5.13 New River Basin 586 4.5.14 Pasquotank River Basin 593 4.5.15 Roanoke River Basin 601 4.5.16 Savannah River Basin 609 4.5.17 Tar–Pamlico River Basin 615 4.5.18 Watauga River Basin 625 4.5.19 White Oak River Basin 631 4.5.20 Yadkin — Pee Dee River Basin 638
References 646
THREATS AND EMERGING CONCERNS
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5.1 Introduction 673 5.2 Treats, Stressors, and Emerging Concerns 674 5.3 Residential and Commercial Development 676
5.3.1 Anticipated Impacts 678 5.3.2 SGCN Priority Species 680
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