Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
A book published by Dan Dourson (2013) provides an inventory of the land snails found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Southern Appalachians. Other published resources include older materials such as: • Burch JB. 1962. How to know the eastern land snails. Picture-keys for determining the land snails of the United States occurring east of the Rocky Mountain Divide . Dubuque (IA): William C. Brown Co. • Burch JB. 1982. Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of North America . EPA-600/3- 82-026. Cincinnati (OH): US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory. • Hubricht L. 1985. The distributions of the native land mollusks of the eastern United States . FieldianaZoology , new ser. no. 24. Available online http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/3329#/summary. 3.9.8 Recommendations In general, protection and restoration of natural community composition and function and protection of surrounding natural areas are the best ways to ensure suitable habitats are available for this taxon. 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. 3.9.8.1 Surveys Surveys are systematic and scientific methods of collecting information about the distribution, abundance, and ecology of wildlife or their habitats in a specific area at a specific time. Repeated surveys using the same methods (i.e., Christmas Bird Count) can provide census information about a species over time. Common survey methods include transect walks, point counts, camera trapping, and acoustic monitoring. Distributional and status surveys need to focus on species believed to be declining or mainly dependent on at-risk or sensitive natural communities. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Conduct a thorough statewide survey to confirm species distributions beyond river basin and county inventories.
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Lapped Elimia
• Continue species distribution surveys for SGCN and knowledge-gap priority species.
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