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Appendix 5

Table 16. Broad risk measures (e.g., state or federal listing status, NatureServe conservation status ranks for North Carolina) and climate vulnerability measures (e.g., ecological niche model outputs).

Species

Broad Risk Measures

Climate Vulnerability Measures

Nature Serve Status

State Status

ESA Status

Niche Models Output

NC CC Threat Analysis

Common name

Scientific name

RSGCN

CCVIs

Longsolid

Fusconaia subrotunda

Y

E

T

S1

Highly Vulnerable

Very High Threat

Green Floater

Lasmigona subviridis

Y

E

PT

S2

Highly Vulnerable

Low Threat

Littlewing Pearlymussel

Pegias fabula

Y

E

E

S1

NA

Medium Threat

Tennessee Pigtoe

Pleuronaia barnesiana

Y

E

PE

S1

NA

Medium Threat

Tennessee Clubshell

Pleurobema oviforme

Y

E

PE

S1

Highly Vulnerable

Medium Threat

Creeper

Strophitus undulatus

N

T

S3

Presumed Stable (LA and TN)

Stable

Medium Threat

Eastern Creekshell

Villosa delumbis

N

Na

na

S4

NA

Increase; Low thermal limit (median lethal temp low)

Medium Threat

Trees and shrubs

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri

Y

S2

S2

Moderatel y Vulnerable /Highly Vulnerable (USFS) Extremely Vulnerable

Large Decrease (lawler; MOsher)

?

Red Spruce

Picea rubens

N

S3

S3

Large Decrease (Iverson)

?

Carolina Rhododendron

Rhododendron carolinianum

N

S3

S3

?

Rosebay Rhododendron

Rhododendron maximum

S5

Large Decrease (Lawler)

Pinksehll Azalea

Rhododendron vaseyi

Y

S3

S3

?

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