Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
3.4.7 Additional Information The AFS Endangered Species Committee, Subcommittee on Crayfishes published a reassessment of the Conservation Status of Crayfishes in the United States And Canada (Taylor et al. 2007 ) that is available online from the US Forest Service Research & Development website. This website provides lists of crayfishes by freshwater ecoregion, state, or province boundary, and plot distributions of crayfishes by ecoregions or political boundaries. Information is provided for both native and introduced species. The International Association of Astacology (IAA) is dedicated to the study, conservation, and wise utilization of freshwater crayfish. The IAA publishes a peer-reviewed scientific journal Freshwater Crayfish to distribute information on aquaculture, life history, conservation, ecology, and research topics.
The NCWRC webpage https://www.ncwildlife.gov/wildlife-habitat/species provides detailed species information, photographs, and distribution maps for crayfishes found in the state.
3.4.8 Recommendations In general, protection and restoration of natural community composition and function and protection of surrounding natural areas under current conditions are the best ways to ensure suitable habitats are available for crayfish species. Measures that protect a large and diverse pool of populations are the best way to ensure that species are able to survive future stresses and adapt to changing climate conditions.
Implement conservation measures and recommendations in protected species conservation plans.
• State protected species conservation plans are available online https://www.ncwildlife.gov/wildlife-habitat/species-conservation-plans.
• Federal protected species recovery plans are available online https://www.fws.gov/program/recovery/recovery-plans.
Implementation of recommendations for surveys, monitoring, and research should follow best practices and protocols established by recognized authorities (see Chapter 6 for a list of protocols). The following recommendations should be considered appropriate to implement for all crayfish species. 3.4.8.1 Surveys Distributional and status surveys need to focus on species believed to be declining or mainly dependent on at-risk or sensitive natural communities, as well as monitoring the expansion of nonnative and invasive species
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