Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Determine the status and distribution of priority bat species. Little Brown Bat Northern Long-eared Bat Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat Northern Yellow Bat
Seminole Bat Southeastern Bat Tricolored Bat
• Conduct small mammal surveys with a focus on circumneutral soils.
Cotton Mouse
Eastern Woodrat
Southern Pygmy Shrew
• Determine the status and distribution of snakes using floodplain forest habitats (Taylor and Jones 2002) .
• Document Bald Eagle nesting sites. Bald Eagle
4.3.6.6.2 Monitoring Long-term monitoring is critical to assessing species and ecosystem health over time and gauging the resilience of organisms to a changing climate. These efforts will inform future decisions on how to manage species and their habitats. Studies should include identification of population trends, as well as assessment of impacts from conservation or development activities. Long-term monitoring sites need to be identified and monitoring protocols developed for all priority species. Monitoring plans should be coordinated with other existing monitoring programs where feasible.
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Continue long-term monitoring of active Bald Eagle territories, successful breeding pairs, and fledged eagles. Bald Eagle • Develop monitoring for North Carolina floodplain forest bird species that require specialized attention, since neither BBS nor standard point counts can adequately sample irregularly distributed or clumped species like Kentucky, Cerulean, and Swainson’s warblers. Cerulean Warbler Kentucky Warbler Swainson’s Warbler
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