4.5 River Basins
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Location of priority watersheds in the Broad River Basin
Basin Specifc Recommendations
Surveys. General surveys are needed to complete primary distributional status for SGCN and other priority species (see Appendix G). • Aquatic Snails—inventory primary distribution; determine potential habitats and dis- tribution surveys for hydrobiids.
• Crayfshes—complete primary inventories and determine status of endemic species.
• Mussels—complete primary inventories.
Monitoring. Long-term monitoring is critical to assessing species and ecosystem health over time and gauging the resilience of organisms to continued impacts to state waters. Studies should include identifcation of population trends, as well as assessment of impacts from conservation or development activities, and invasive species. Tese eforts will inform species and habitat management decisions. While long-term monitoring sites have been
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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