Species TBD by Poor: Plants may be some of the more appropriate Reserve Design Fair: indicators, perhaps also pine barrens tree frog, Good: salamander Very Good: KEA: Landscape pattern State of Success: Adequate connectivity and number of occurrences to support viable populations of target species Intactness of upland Poor: Need to improve language and clarity forested Fair: Need to define buffer widths connectors/buffers Good: For Consideration- Intactness of downstream for "X" species Very Good: riparian corridors as an Indicator Impervious surface Poor: >25% impervious surface in watershed within key Fair: 15-25% impervious surface in watershed watersheds Good: 7-14% impervious surface in watershed Very Good: <7% impervious surface in watershed Upland Depressional Wetlands Indicator Rating (poor, fair, good, very good) KEA: Presence of natural communities State of success: All community targets in sufficient quantity to support appropriate diversity of plant species and composition. Representation of Poor: need to monitor for each community type nested UDW Fair: community targets Good: Very Good: KEA: Representative/Indicator Species State of success: Viable populations of all representative/Indicator species Species TBD by Poor: indicator species for habitat quality and Reserve Design Fair: connectivity of UDWs Good: Very Good:
Plants may be some of the more appropriate indicators, perhaps also pine barrens tree frog, salamander Species TBD by Reserve Design Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: KEA: Landscape pattern State of Success: Adequate connectivity and number of occurrences to support viable populations of target species Need to improve language and clarity Need to define buffer widths For Consideration- Intactness of downstream riparian corridors as an Indicator Intactness of upland forested connectors/buffers for "X" species Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: Impervious surface within key Poor: >25% impervious surface in watershed Fair: 15-25% impervious surface in watershed Good: 7-14% impervious surface in watershed Very Good: <7% impervious surface in watershed Upland Depressional Wetlands Indicator Rating (poor, fair, good, very good) KEA: Presence of natural communities State of success: All community targets in sufficient quantity to support appropriate diversity of plant species and composition. need to monitor for each community type Representation of nested UDW community targets Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: KEA: Representative/Indicator Species State of success: Viable populations of all representative/Indicator species indicator species for habitat quality and connectivity of UDWs Species TBD by Reserve Design Poor: Fair: Good: Very Good: watersheds
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