2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Pitt County Government

Table A-41Natural Communities and Animal AssemblagesNorth Carolina Natural Heritage Program – 2011Community Type State Rank Global RankColonial Wading Bird Colony S3 G5Coastal Plain Bottomland Hardwoods (Brownwater Subtype) S4 G5T5Coastal Plain Levee Forest (Brownwater Subtype) S4 G5T5Coastal Plain Semipermanent Impoundment S4 G5Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp (Blackwater subtype) S5 G5Cypress-Gum Swamp (Brownwater subtype) S5 G5T5Dry Oak-Hickory Forest S4 G5Dry-Mesic Oak-Hickory Forest S5 G5Low Elevation Seep S3 G4?Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest (Coastal Plain Subtype) S2 G5T5Nonriverine Swamp Forest S2S3 G2G3Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Forest S1 G1Piedmont/Coastal Plain Acidic Cliff S2? G4Tidal Freshwater Marsh S2S3 G4Source: North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.Rank Explanation of Terms in Table A-40S1S2S3S4S5S#S#G1G2G3G4G5G#G#G#T#Critically imperiled in North Carolina because of extreme rarity or otherwise very vulnerable toextirpation (being totally destroyed) in the state.Imperiled in North Carolina because of rarity or otherwise vulnerable to extirpation in state.Rare or uncommon in North Carolina.Apparently secure in North Carolina, with many occurrences.Demonstrably secure in North Carolina and essentially ineradicable under present conditions.Numeric range indicating uncertainty about exact status.Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity or otherwise very vulnerable to extinctionthroughout its range.Imperiled globally because of rarity or otherwise vulnerable to extinction throughout its range.Either very rare and local throughout its range, or found locally in a restricted area.Apparently secure globally, although it may be quite rare in parts of its range (especially at theperiphery).Demonstrably secure globally, although it may be quite rare in parts of its range (especially at theperiphery).Numeric range indicating uncertainty about exact rank.Status of subspecies or variety; the G-rank refers to the species as a whole, the T-rank to thesubspecies.? Denotes inexact or uncertain numeric rank.Source: North Carolina Natural Heritage Program.2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Appendix A: Inventory and AnalysisPitt County, North Carolina A-90