Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
Gopher Frogs Ornate Chorus Frogs Pine Barrens Treefrogs Tiger Salamanders • Investigate meta-population dynamics and land management effects on Green Salamanders.
• Investigate Collinses’ Mountain Chorus Frog upland habitat use.
• Investigate land use and urbanization effects, habitat augmentation and restoration effects, and larval ecology of Eastern Hellbender.
• Conduct genetic investigations and species’ range delineations for plethodontid salamanders, particularly for the endemic Gray-cheeked Salamander complex and Slimy Salamander complex. Blue Ridge Salamander Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander Cheoah Bald Salamander Northern Slimy Salamander South Mountain Gray- cheeked Salamander Tellico Salamander • Conduct genetic work on SGCN populations to determine extent of genetic diversity within each population. Gopher Frog Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamander Neuse River Waterdog 3.2.8.4 Management Practices Management practices that reduce impacts and work synergistically with other conservation actions are needed to enhance the resilience of natural resources. Particular needs include preserving biodiversity, protecting native populations and their habitats, and improving degraded habitats. In addition, regulation and prevention of the introduction and spread of exotic or invasive species are vital. Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats • Restore, create, and protect habitats for all priority species, especially seasonal wetlands, degraded wetland systems, and riparian zones, and maintain habitat connectivity with uplands.
• Protect known breeding sites as well as nearby and surrounding uplands.
• Protect corridors and hydrologic connections between nearby and adjacent breeding sites.
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