Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Fish – survey for SGCN and state-listed species on a routine basis. American Brook Lamprey Bigeye Jumprock Cutlip Minnow Orangefin Madtom
Roanoke Bass Roanoke Logperch Rustyside Sucker
• Mussels – continue to track mussel population health in priority areas. Dan River May River Roanoke River Country Line Creek Aarons Creek Little Grassy Creek • Crayfishes – continue inventories and update status of SGCN and other priority species. Carolina Ladle Crayfish Chowanoke Crayfish
• Aquatic Snails – inventory primary distribution; determine potential habitats and distribution surveys for all species.
4.5.15.5.2 Monitoring Monitoring involves repeated observation and recording of specific parameters to show trends over time. Long-term monitoring that includes statistical and quantitative analysis in the design is critical to assessing species and ecosystem health and gauging the resilience of organisms to changing conditions (Gitzen et al. 2012, Lindenmayer and Likens 2009) . Monitoring efforts should include identification of population trends, as well as assessment of impacts from conservation or development activities. These efforts will inform species and habitat management decisions. 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. Monitoring of aquatic taxa is critical to assessing species and ecosystem health and gauging the resilience of organisms to a changing climate. These monitoring efforts will inform future decisions on how to manage aquatic species.
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Fish – monitor priority and state-listed species on a routine basis. Banded Sunfish Bigeye Jumprock Ironcolor Shiner Orangefin Madtom
Roanoke Bass Roanoke Logperch
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