KEA: Presence of natural community types State of Success: All community targets in sufficient quantity to support appropriate diversity of plant species and composition. Stream Bioclassification metrics from Natural Representation of all Poor: <50% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in good BW community condition Heritage’s Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat Assessment types in Sandhills Fair: 50-75% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in Need to define relative to “occurrence” good condition communities Good: 75-90% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in Need to define condition and of each “good” good condition to be measured “occurrence” Very Good: >90% of occurrences of each community target remaining and Consider a different KEA for each community type in good condition Consider LHIGs for community monitoring Stream Poor: Bioclassification Fair: Good: Very Good: KEA: Representative/Indicator Species State of Success: Viable populations of all representative/Indicator species potential species intolerant of disturbance include Species TBD by Poor: Reserve Design Fair: Sandhills chub (Semotilus Pinewoods darter lumbee), Good: (Etheostoma mariae), Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma Very Good: serrifer), and Piedmont darter (Percina crassa) Also consider indicator species for connectivity KEA: Connectivity among communities & ecosystems State of Success: BWS habitats are connected along forested riparian corridors, and in stream habitats are not restricted by impoundments Landscape connectivity refers to the landscape % intact forested Poor: riparian habitat Fair: context of the surrounding area and the extent of within defined reach Good: connection to natural communities Very Good: Potential metrics include Steve Hall’s rule set for Presence of Poor: # of miles accessible to aquatic spp within defined basin or reach connectivity of floodplain forest guild Impoundments Fair: Consider comparing 100 year plain area with Good: LHIG floodplain forest layer Very Good: Longleaf Pine Mosaic Indicator Rating (poor, fair, good, very good)
KEA: Presence of natural community types State of Success: All community targets in sufficient quantity to support appropriate diversity of plant species and composition. Stream Bioclassification metrics from Natural Heritage’s Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat Assessment Need to define “occurrence” relative to communities Need to define “good” condition and of each “occurrence” to be measured Consider a different KEA for each community type Consider LHIGs for community monitoring Representation of all BW community types in Sandhills Poor: <50% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in good condition Fair: 50-75% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in good condition Good: 75-90% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in good condition Very Good: >90% of occurrences of each community target remaining and in good condition Stream Bioclassification Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: KEA: Representative/Indicator Species State of Success: Viable populations of all representative/Indicator species potential species intolerant of disturbance include Sandhills chub (Semotilus lumbee), Pinewoods darter (Etheostoma mariae), Sawcheek darter (Etheostoma serrifer), and Piedmont darter (Percina crassa) Also consider indicator species for connectivity Species TBD by Reserve Design Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: KEA: Connectivity among communities & ecosystems State of Success: BWS habitats are connected along forested riparian corridors, and in stream habitats are not restricted by impoundments Landscape connectivity refers to the landscape context of the surrounding area and the extent of connection to natural communities Potential metrics include Steve Hall’s rule set for connectivity of floodplain forest guild Consider comparing 100 year plain area with LHIG floodplain forest layer % intact forested riparian habitat within defined reach Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: Presence of Impoundments Poor: # of miles accessible to aquatic spp within defined basin or reach Fair: Good: Very Good: Longleaf Pine Mosaic Indicator Rating (poor, fair, good, very good)
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