Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Mussels – monitor priority species in priority areas in the Dan, Mayo, and Roanoke rivers, and Country Line, Aarons, and Little Grassy creeks).
Atlantic Pigtoe Brook Floater
Green Floater James Spinymussel
Roanoke Slabshell Yellow Lampmussel
• Crayfishes – monitor SGCN and other priority species (e.g., and). Carolina Ladle Crayfish Chowanoke Crayfish
4.5.15.5.3 Research Research topics that facilitate appropriate conservation actions include habitat use and preferences, reproductive behavior, fecundity, population dynamics and genetics, feeding, competition, and food web dynamics. Formal descriptions for known or putative undescribed species and investigations aimed at resolving taxonomic status are needed. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Study habitat use and life-history characteristics of federal-and state-listed aquatic species and SGCN priority species.
• Support taxonomic research for SGCN priority species. Cambarus sp. C complex Elliptio mussels
Sagittunio mussels Strophitus mussels
• Continue to support captive propagation for priority species.
• Continue to support genetics research that informs species conservation for priority species. Atlantic Pigtoe Green Floater James Spinymussel Triangle Floater Ironcolor Shiner
Orangefin Madtom Roanoke Logperch
• Continue to assess impacts of nonnative species on priority species.
Basket Clam Flathead Catfish
Virile Crayfish Chinese Mystery Snail Japanese Mystery Snail
Hydrilla Lyngbya
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