Appendix 3
The following outline provides our specific goals and objectives related to the present CWAP conservation strategies and supportive processes (Inventory and Monitoring):
Inventory & Monitoring
Goal : Evaluate the composition, distribution and trends of organisms and their habitats
Objectives : 1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of species, communities and ecosystems on EBCI lands a. Conduct field studies to determine the occurrence and location of all vertebrate species, vascular plant species, and selected invertebrate species. b. Collect abiotic information through field and remote sensing methods pertaining to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems 2. Understand the status and trends of priority biological conditions a. Conduct population level surveys focused on growth, life history and behavior b. Conduct community level surveys focused on species composition, biomass, trophic structure and complexity c. Conduct ecosystem level surveys focused on primary and secondary productivity, nutrient dynamics, physical habitat conditions, and biotic interactions
Management & Research
Goal : Implement natural resource conservation strategies to enhance the integrity of biological conditions
Objectives : 1. Sustainably manage game populations utilizing scientifically defensible data to meet EBCI community subsistence needs a. Collect hunter harvest data b. Collect population growth and demographic information c. Implement management decisions related to harvest regulation, habitat enhancement, and population augmentation strategies 2. Establish desired biological conditions through the implementation of species, community and ecological restoration projects a. Determine compositional restoration targets b. Conduct native species introductions and associated research projects c. Conduct habitat augmentation and associated research projects 3. Understand and mitigate the impact from nuisance and non-native invasive species a. Conduct research projects to understand the direct and in-direct impacts of nuisance and non-native invasive species b. Conduct removal efforts on prioritized species 4. Contribute to landscape scale rare species conservation efforts and satisfy Endangered Species Act Section 7 requirements related to the implementation of EBCI projects a. Complete presence - absence surveys for species listed under the ESA to both meet EBCI regulatory requirements and contribute to recovery efforts
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