Prioritization of Carolina Bays as Mitigation Projects from a Herpetofaunal Perspective

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dc.contributor.advisorMarcucci, Daniel J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-22T15:14:11Z
dc.date.available2011-08-22T15:14:11Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractCarolina bays are landform features of the southeastern United States that contain isolated depressional wetlands. These unique ecosystems are particularly valuable for herpetofauna and are at risk of being extirpated from the landscape because of recent legal developments. There are few available inventories of these landform features and associated wetlands, most notably the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources inventory. No known peer reviewed published inventory exists for North Carolina, which contains a high concentration of Carolina bays in the southeastern coastal plain. Wetland inventories offer planners and landscape managers a source of information that can be integrated with other information to aid in rapid natural resource assessment and planning. This research is designed to develop a methodology that directs limited resources and funds towards Carolina bays that contain attributes necessary to provide habitat, refuge, and hibernacula for general herpetofauna while meeting regulatory needs. The implications of the research are that it uses existing data and builds upon them to prioritize Carolina bays while still being generalizable to other regions containing depressional isolated wetlands. By not using specific organisms, the research is intended to serve as a tool to direct efforts to locales where ground based surveys and truthing can be conducted for target species.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.format.extent178 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3643
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectCarolina baysen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectHerpetofaunaen_US
dc.subject.lcshWetlands--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshWetlands--South Carolina
dc.subject.lcshBays--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshBays--South Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEcological surveys--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEcological surveys--South Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental management--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental management--South Carolina
dc.subject.lcshWildlife conservation--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshWildlife conservation--South Carolina
dc.titlePrioritization of Carolina Bays as Mitigation Projects from a Herpetofaunal Perspectiveen_US
dc.title.alternativePrioritization of Carolina Bays as Mitigation Projects from Herpetofaunal Perspectives
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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