Habitats of North Carolina

Members of Marshes, Mires, and Shoreline Habitats:

Marshes, Mires, and Shoreline Habitats
Salt and Brackish Marshes

General Description

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

Abiotic Factors

Biotic Structure

Co-evolved Species Groups

Phagic and Competitory Symbioses:
Limonium carolinianum // Palatka nymphaeella

Determining Species

sciName	comName	g_rank	s_rank	mod_s_rank	prob_of_extirpation
BIRDS
Ammospiza maritima		G4	S4	S4	0.00041
Rallus crepitans	Clapper Rail	G5	S4	S4	0.00041
BUTTERFLIES
Poanes aaroni	Aaron's Skipper	G4	S1	S1	0.33330
Panoquina panoquin	Salt Marsh Skipper	G5	S4	S4	0.00041
FORBS
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium	Perennial Salt-marsh Aster	G5	S3	S3	0.00407
Symphyotrichum subulatum	Eastern Salt-marsh Aster	G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Borrichia frutescens	Sea Oxeye	G5	S4	S4	0.00041
GRAMINOIDS
Distichlis spicata	Seashore Saltgrass	G5	S4	S4	0.00041
Juncus roemerianus	Black Needle Rush, Roemer's Rush	G5	S5	S5	0.00000
Sporobolus alterniflorus		G5	S5	S5	0.00000
HEMIPTERAN HOPPERS
Amplicephalus littoralis		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Aphelonema simplex		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Destria bisignata				S3S4	0.00132
Keyflana hasta		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Neomegamelanus elongatus		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Neomegamelanus spartini		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Paraphlepsius fuscipennis		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Prokelisia crocea		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Prokelisia marginata		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Sanctanus aestuarium		G3G4	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Spartidelphax detectus		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Spartidelphax penedetectus		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Tumidagena propinqua		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Tumidagena terminalis		G4G5	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
MOTHS
Doryodes fusselli	Fussell's Doryodes	G2G4	S2S4	S2S4	0.00407
Doryodes spadaria	Dull Doryodes Moth	GNR	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Palatka nymphaeella		GNR	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Photedes enervata	A Noctuid Moth	G4	SU	SU	0.00202
ODONATES
Erythrodiplax berenice	Seaside Dragonlet	G5	S5	S5	0.00000
ORTHOPTERANS
Conocephalus spartinae	Saltmarsh Meadow Katydid	GNR	S2S4	S2S4	0.00407
Orchelimum fidicinium	Seaside Meadow Katydid	GNR	S3S4	S3S4	0.00132
Conocephalus nigropleuroides	Tidewater Meadow Katydid	GNR	SH	SH
Neoconocephalus melanorhinus	Black-nosed Conehead	GNR	SH	SH
SHRUBS
Iva frutescens	Big-leaf Marsh-elder	G5	S4	S4	0.00041
Limonium carolinianum	Sea-lavender	G5	S4	S4	0.00041
SNAKES
Nerodia sipedon williamengelsi	Carolina Water Snake	T3	S3	S3	0.00407
TURTLES
Malaclemys terrapin	Diamondback Terrapin	G4	S3	S3	0.00407
Nr = Number of Ranked Species = 37
Ner = Number of Extant, Ranked Species = 35
Nv = Number of Historic and Extirpated Species = 2
Nar = Number of Species at Risk of Extirpation (State rank > S5) = 32
Nss = Number of Secure Species (State Rank = S5) = 3
Pss = Proportion of Secure Species (Nss/Ner) = 0.08571
ENE = Expected Number of Extirpations (Sum of PE) = 0.38230
Average PE (ENE/Ner) = 0.01092
Habitat Risk Index = (Nar+Nv) x Average PE = 34 x 0.01092 = 0.37128

Estimated Risk to the Determining Species

Estimated Risk to the Co-evolved Species Groups

Estimated Security of the Habitat

Index of Habitat Imperilment

Identified Risks

Observed Trends

Distribution Map

Distribution

Major Conservation Reserves

Priority Areas for Surveys and Conservation Protection

Stewardship and Management 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

2022-01-01 00:02:19