Habitats of North Carolina

Marshes, Mires, and Shoreline Habitats
Salt and Brackish Marshes

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Habitat Overview

Members of this habitat are halophilic, restricted to coastal brackish and salt marshes, making little or no use of freshwater habitats.

Related NHP Natural Communities

Determining Species

Taxa	Global Rank	State Rank	Probability of Extirpation (PE)
BIRDS
Ammospiza maritima - Seaside Sparrow	G4	S4	0.0007
Rallus crepitans - Clapper Rail	G5	S4	0.0007
HEMIPTERAN HOPPERS
Amplicephalus littoralis	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Aphelonema simplex	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Destria bisignata
Keyflana hasta	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Neomegamelanus elongatus	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Neomegamelanus spartini	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Paraphlepsius fuscipennis	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Prokelisia crocea	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Prokelisia marginata	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Sanctanus aestuarium	G3G4	S3S4	0.0020
Spartidelphax detectus	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Spartidelphax penedetectus	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Tumidagena propinqua	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
Tumidagena terminalis	G4G5	S3S4	0.0020
FORBS
Borrichia frutescens - Sea Oxeye	G5	S4	0.0007
Symphyotrichum subulatum - Annual Saltmarsh Aster	G5	S3S4	0.0020
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium - Perennial Saltmarsh Aster	G5	S3	0.0058
ORTHOPTERANS
Conocephalus nigropleuroides - Tidewater Meadow Katydid	GNR	SH
Conocephalus spartinae - Saltmarsh Meadow Katydid	GNR	S2S4	0.0058
Neoconocephalus melanorhinus - Black-Nosed Conehead	GNR	SH
Orchelimum fidicinium - Seaside Meadow Katydid	GNR	S3S4	0.0020
GRAMINOIDS
Distichlis spicata - Seashore Saltgrass	G5	S4	0.0007
Juncus roemerianus - Black Needlerush	G5	S5	0.000000000
Sporobolus alterniflorus -
MOTHS
Doryodes fusselli - Fussell's Doryodes	G2G4	S2S4	0.0058
Doryodes spadaria - Dull Doryodes Moth	GNR	S3S4	0.0020
Palatka nymphaeella	GNR	S3S4	0.0020
Photedes enervata	G4	SU	0.0020
ODONATES
Erythrodiplax berenice - Seaside Dragonlet	G5	S5	0.000000000
SHRUBS
Iva frutescens - Bigleaf Marsh-elder	G5	S4	0.0007
Limonium carolinianum - Carolina Sea-lavender	G5	S4	0.0007
TURTLES
Malaclemys terrapin - Diamondback Terrapin	G4	S3	0.0058
SNAKES
Nerodia sipedon williamengelsi - Carolina Watersnake	T3	S3
BUTTERFLIES
Panoquina panoquin - Salt Marsh Skipper	G5	S4	0.0007
Poanes aaroni - Aaron's Skipper	G4	S1	0.3584
Expected Number of Extirpations with a PE value (Sum of PE) = 0.4225
N = Number of Extant Species with a PE value = 30
Average PE = ENE/N = 0.0141
Number of S5 species = 2
Proportion of Secure Species = Number of S5 Species/N = 0.0667
Habitat Risk Index = ENE x (1 – PSS) = 0.3943

Phagic and Competitory Symbioses: (Limonium carolinianum/Palatka nymphaeella)

Candidates for Inclusion

The list of species currently includes only air-breathing animals and vascular plants. Salt and brackish marshes, however, are habitat for vast numbers of fish, invertebrates, and algae. As new taxonomic websites are developed for these groups, this list will expand greatly. Periwinkles, Fiddler Crabs, Marsh Crabs, and Killifish would all be obvious candidates.

Habitat Sub-sets

Distribution Map

Distribution

Survey Coverage Map

Survey Coverage

Survey Priorities

Average Imperilment of Habitat Members

Habitat Conservation Status

High Quality Habitat Occurrence Table

High Quality Habitat Occurrences

Protected Habitat Occurrences

Threats and Trends

Status Summary

Stewardship Recommendations

References

Sanger, D. and Parker, C. 2016. Guide to the Salt Marshes And Tidal Creeks of the Southeastern United States. Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center Marine Resources Research Institute; South Carolina Department of Natural. Accessible online at: https://www.saltmarshguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/SaltMarshTidalCreekGuide.pdf

Updated on

2020-01-10 00:50:34