Chapter 4 Habitats
• Table 3-17 provides habitat associations for terrestrial SGCN wildlife. • Table 3-18 provides habitat associations for aquatic SGCN wildlife. • Table 3-22 provides habitat associations for plant SGCN.
The usefulness of the habitat association tables will depend on the species. For some, the associations can be loosely defined or opportunistic. For others, the relationship is tight or obligate. The Peregrine Falcon, which usually nests on high-elevation rock outcrops but has been known to nest on top of urban high-rise buildings, provides an example of an opportunistic habitat association. Other examples include colonial nesting waterbirds that typically use shell middens or flats between sand dunes for nesting but have also used gravel roof tops of buildings adjacent to the shoreline. Some bats require specific types of maternity roosts (e.g., tree cavities) and hibernacula (e.g., caves), which is a tight habitat association. However, their use of stream and river corridors or open riparian areas for foraging can be considered a loosely defined habitat association because the community structure will vary by location, depending on vegetation, DA, hydrology, and other landscape factors.
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