Chapter 4 Habitats
numerous purposes in the face of anticipated climate change, but above all, it promotes ecosystem resilience.
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Facilitate the development of state and local policies that support the use of LID practices to reduce runoff (APNEP 2012) .
• Facilitate the use of BMPs on agricultural and silvicultural lands (APNEP 2012) . Runoff can carry sediments, nitrogen, phosphorus, pesticides, and other substances into the sounds.
• Facilitate protection of designated anadromous fish spawning areas and inland primary nursery areas from marina impacts (APNEP 2012) .
• Establish marsh habitats in cleared areas that are likely to become wetlands in the future due to inundation or frequent flooding.
• Protect conservation corridors that run from shorelines inland to facilitate habitat migration (DeWan et al. 2010) .
• Establish oyster reefs and SAV beds offshore to help buffer shorelines (DeWan et al. 2010; Pearsall and Poulter 2005) .
• Consider establishing marine reserves to provide refuge from fishing pressure, facilitate adult migration patterns and larval dispersal pathways, and support fisheries restoration efforts (DiBacco et al. 2006) .
References are located at the end of this document.
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