Chapter 4 Habitats
Table 4.1-5. Priority natural community types and their ecoregion associations. Ecoregion Community Type
All wetlands, including coastal systems All riparian and floodplain communities All streams and rivers Caves and mines Early successional communities Rock outcrops
Statewide
Bogs and Fens High-elevation habitats Spruce - Fir forests
Mountains
Large unfragmented tracts near existing conservation holdings Managed early successional landscapes Large unfragmented tracts near existing conservation holdings Managed early successional landscapes
Piedmont
Sandhills
Coastal peatlands (pocosins) *Estuarine islands *Inlet spits Maritime grasslands and dunes
Coastal Plain
Maritime forests Coastal Marshes Sand, shell, and wrack shoreline (beaches)
*Community descriptions for estuarine islands and inlet spits are not provided in this document; however, the estuarine islands and inlet spits are found along the state’s coast and are created by natural sand deposition and by placement of dredged (spoil) materials (NCWRC 2012) . These habitats are important for numerous colonial waterbirds, long-legged wading birds, and beach-nesting shorebird species, including many that are listed as SGCN and priority species.
4.1.3 Species and Habitat Associations The habitats presented in this document represent the major habitat types in the state. Each description provides information about the wildlife associated with that habitat and highlights the threats, needs, and conservation priorities of that habitat. Appendix 3 contains a list by taxonomic group for SGCN, and other priority species associated with each habitat discussed in this chapter. Some habitat associations reflect use as secondary or transitional for a species and are used as corridors or connections when they need to move from their primary habitat to another location.
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