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DRAFT LNE-NP Ecoregional Plan 9\20\00CONFIDENTIALAPPENDIX 7--PLANNING TEAMSThe planning process involved the Eastern Resource Office, thirteen Nature ConservancyChapter offices, and thirteen Natural Heritage offices. The group established a Core Team todirect the overall progress of the plan and a number of Expert Teams to address particulartaxonomic and ecological dimensions of the project.Core TeamHenry Barbour, Director of Conservation Science, MA Chapter (Lead)Mark Anderson, Director of Eastern Conservation Science\Regional Ecologist, ERO (Co-leader)Wayne Klockner, State Director, MA Chapter: (Sponsor)Joshua Royte, Conservation Planner, ME ChapterDon Cameron, Botanist, Maine Natural Areas ProgramDoug Bechtel, Assistant Director of Science and Stewardship, NH ChapterDan Sperduto, Ecologist, New Hampshire Natural Heritage InventoryAna Ruesink, Site Conservation Planner, VT ChapterEric Sorenson, Ecologist, Vermont Nongame and Natural Heritage ProgramFrank Lowenstein, Geoffrey Hughes Berkshire Taconic Landscape Program Director, MAFOJudy Preston, Director of Science and Stewardship, CT ChapterNancy Murray, Director, Connecticut Natural Diversity DatabaseLaura Flynn, formerly Director of Science and Stewardship, Lower Hudson ChapterMaria Trabka, formerly Director of Science and Stewardship, Eastern New York ChapterTony Wilkinson, Director of Conservation Programs, Combined NY Chapters – replaced Lauraand MariaAndy Finton, Associate Ecologist, New York Natural Heritage ProgramAnne Heasley, Assistant State Director for Conservation Programs, NJ ChapterTom Breden, Coordinator, New Jersey Natural Heritage ProgramMark Zankel, Director of Science and Stewardship, DE ChapterGregory Eckert, Director of Science and Stewardship, PA ChapterGreg Podniesinski, Ecologist, PA Natural Diversity Inventory EastStephanie Flack, Conservation Planner, MD ChapterOlin Allen, formerly District of Columbia Natural Heritage ProgramJudy Dunscomb, Director of Science and Stewardship, VA ChapterTerrestrial Communities Expert TeamJulie Lundgren, Ecologist, ERO: (Team Leader)Mark Anderson, Director of Conservation\Regional Ecologist, ERO: (Co-leader)Sue Gawler, Maine Natural Areas ProgramDan Sperduto and Bill Nichols, New Hampshire Natural Heritage InventoryEric Sorenson,Vermont Nongame & Natural Heritage ProgramPat Swain and Jennifer Kearsley, Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered SpeciesProgramSally Shaw ,The Nature Conservancy , Massachusetts ChapterKen Metzler, Connecticut Natural Diversity DatabaseAndy Finton, Ecologist, New York Natural Heritage ProgramTom Breden, Yvette Alger, Kathleen Strakosch Walz, New Jersey Natural Heritage ProgramTony Davis and Greg Podniesinski, Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory – East1
DRAFT LNE-NP Ecoregional Plan 9\20\00CONFIDENTIALJean Fike, Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory – CentralAshton Berdine, Maryland Natural Heritage ProgramRick Enser, Rhode Island Natural HeritageLiz Thompson, TNC Vermont ChapterCarol Reschke, formerly NY HeritageBob Zaremba, former Director of NY Conservation Science, now Conservation Ecologist, EROPlant Expert TeamJoshua Royte, Conservation Planner, ME: (Team Leader)William Brumback, Director, New England Plant Conservation Program,New England Wildflower SocietyChris Frye, State Botanist, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage DivisionAnn Rhoads, Ph. D., Director, Pennsylvania Flora Project, Morris Arboretum, University of PAGregory E. Eckert, PhD., formerly Director, Science and Stewardship, PA ChapterVertebrate and Invertebrate Expert TeamBill Toomey, Stewardship Ecologist, CT: (Team Leader)Larry Master, Chief Zoologist, HO - EROGeoff Hammerson, Zoologist, HO-ERO/Wesleyan UniversityFrank Lowenstein, TNC Berkshire/Taconic Landscape Project Manager, MAGinger Carpenter, Director of Science and Stewardship, RI ChapterRick Enser, Ecologist, RI Natural Heritage Program, RIDale Schweitzer, TNC Invertebrate Zoologist, NJJane O’Donnell, Natural Heritage Zoologist, CT DEPDave Wagner, Professor of Entomology, University of ConnecticutAndrew Milliken, Senior Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceAlison Whitlock, Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife ServiceTom Savoy, Fisheries Biologist, Connecticut DEP FisheriesOlin Allen, District of Columbia Natural Heritage ProgramScott Smith, Zoologist, Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesJim McCann, Zoologist, Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesDan Feller, Zoologist, Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesBeth Swartz, Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeTom Breden, Coordinator, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, NJRick Dutko, Natural Heritage Zoologist, NJKathy Schneider, formerly Director/Zoologist, NY Natural Heritage Program, NYPaul Novak, Associate Zoologist, NY Natural Heritage Program, NYAndy Finton , formerly Ecologist NY Natural Heritage Program, NYGreg Eckert, Director of Science and Stewardship, PA TNCAna Ruesink, Director of Science, VT TNCEric Sorenson, Community Ecologist, VT Natural Heritage Program, VTBird Expert TeamBill Toomey, Stewardship Ecologist, CT Chapter: (Team Leader)Lise Hanners, Den Preserve Assistant, CT ChapterDave Mehlman, Director of Conservation Programs, TNC Wings of the Americas2
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TABLE OF CONTENTSCOVERINTRODUCTIONA
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IntroductionEcoregional Planning in
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AcknowledgementsEdited Version and
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combinations based on surficial geo
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Priorities and Leadership Assignmen
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Portfolio SummaryA total of 1,028 s
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each local population with respect
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potential target list for future co
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iteration ecoregional plans, specie
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RESULTS FOR SPECIES *Modification t
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documented in BCD making analysis v
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PLANNING METHODS FOR ECOREGIONAL TA
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sandy outwash and forested swamps a
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and distribution pattern for each e
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disproportionately large percentage
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to that ecoregion alone. Those syst
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Locating examples of patch-forming
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systems. Conversely, high elevation
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The minimum goals based on generic
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Results for Terrestrial Communities
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Table 6. Minimum conservation bench
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• The National Vegetation Classif
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of ecoregions, from the Northern Ap
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How much larger than the severe dam
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Scaling factors for Matrix Forest S
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Roads are also source areas for noi
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ungulates. We simply discussed thes
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conservation plan must be done to r
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position, its geology and its eleva
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this block, miles of streams, dams
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Connecting Area or Ecological Backd
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MATRIX SITE:NAME:STATE/S:SIZE:Total
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Block developmentTwo sets of ecoblo
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Table 12. A description of the elev
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There are 27 ELU types entirely mis
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Freshwater Ecoregions and Ecologica
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classes: size 1) headwaters to smal
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Figure 2: Watershed Aquatic System
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targets should also include conside
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have also not been extensively rese
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Table 5: Confidence Code1 High Conf
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TYPECHARACTERISTICSELU signatureSIZ
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Midreach streamentering large lakes
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Major stresses: Using the following
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Aquatic Systems Results for Lower N
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Figure 1: Ecological Drainage Unit
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IV. MiddleConnecticut3450 sq.mi.Riv
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Table 3: Fish and Mussel Distributi
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merrlowctcapeupctmidct3E-03100Nativ
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Figure 2: Size 2 Watershed SystemsR
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TWINSPAN RelationshipsThe hierarchi
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13 and 14 split from 15-17 primaril
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Table 5: Size 2 Watershed System Su
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Table 6: Size 3 Watershed System Su
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Figure 7: Reach Gradient ClassesREV
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Of these 480 possible combinations,
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Units supported the distinctiveness
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Condition ResultsGIS ScreeningSize
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Size 2 Watershed: Landscape Context
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Table 10: Size 2 Watershed Landscap
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Table 16: Dams on Size 2, 3,4 River
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Most of the dams in the analysis re
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shallow water fish spawning grounds
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Figure 11: Aquatic PortfolioREVISED
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Table 19: Size 3 Watershed System T
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Table 21: Portfolio Examples by EDU
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Range in Landscape Context Ranking
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Table 25: Upper Connecticut Portfol
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Table 27: Portfolio Size 2-4 Exampl
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2_24 S2c Assabet River 5.45 18.03 S
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For the medium to large sized river
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Page 147 and 148: Threats AssessmentThe Core Team mad
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Page 165 and 166: KEY TO TERMS OF FEDERALLY LISTED SP
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Page 199 and 200: BibiliographyLower New England GIS
Page 201 and 202: BibiliographyD.P. (compilers), 1994
Page 203 and 204: Bailey, R.G., P.E. Avers, T. King,
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Page 207 and 208: Leopold, L.B. and Wolman, M.G. 1957
Page 209 and 210: Pulliam, H.R., 1988. Sources, sinks
Page 211 and 212: Steedman, R.J. 1988. Modification a
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