LCC-3: Revisions to the Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification

LCC-3: Revisions to the Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification

This project will update the 2008 Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification (NEAHCS) prepared by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA). The updates will add a tidal component to the classification of streams and rivers and a mapped classification of lakes. Data on diadromous fish distributions, tidal and brackish wetland occurrences, and estuary chemistry information will be analyzed to accurately map the landward extent of tidal stream and river habitats. For lakes, information on size, elevation, geology, shoreline sinuosity, network position, depth and chemistry will be compiled to create a classification system.

RCN2011-06: Aquatic Map Habitat Guidance

Status	Completed (October 2013)
Principal Investigator	Mark G. Anderson, Ph.D.
Organization	The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Region
Email	manderson@tnc.org
Address	99 Bedford Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Phone	617-532-8354
Link	http://rcngrants.org/content/guide-terrestrial-habitat-map
Citation	Anderson, M.G. M. Clark, C.E. Ferree, A. Jospe, A. Olivero Sheldon and K.J. Weaver. 2013. Northeast Habitat Guides: A companion to the terrestrial and aquatic habitat maps. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern Conservation Science, Eastern Regional Office. Boston, MA. 394 pp.

Summary

This project provides states with the tools necessary to enhance the understanding of the Northeast Aquatic Habitat classification system (NEAHCS) and to promote its widespread use. A printable web-based guide was created that provides habitat descriptions, example photographs, statistics and distribution patterns, as well as guidance on using crosswalks to other (state) classification schemes, and ,when available, wildlife associations for fish and mussels in the Northeast.

RCN Topic: Regional Habitat Classification and Mapping
Related Projects: Northeast Aquatic Habitat Classification System (NEAHCS), Aquatic Map Habitat Guidance (RCN2011-06), Revisions to the Northeastern Aquatic Habitat Classification (LCC-3)
States - ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, WV, VA
Species- SWAP Element 1-Aquatic SGCN
Habitats- SWAP Element 2-Aquatic Habitat: all
Threats- SWAP Element 3-None
Actions-SWAP Element 4-None
Monitoring-SWAP Element 5-None
Regional Review and Coordination (Elements 6-8) -In progress
Project Tools

Tool	Description	File Type	Potential Uses	Primary Users
NEAHCS Guide	A printable web-based guide was created that includes descriptions of the habitat types, species composition and ecology of each habitat, example photographs, wildlife associations and distribution patterns, and guidance on cross-walking the habitats to other (state) classification schemes.	PDF	Use and interpretation of region-wide habitat data from NEAHCS and LCC-3	Biologists, Data/GIS Managers

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