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The Wildlife Action Plan (WAP, formerly CWCS) is now available for review. In order to access the various portions of the plan, click on Chapter links below in BOLD and UNDERLINE text. Chapter 4 may be viewed as a single document or as individual habitats.

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

1. Conservation and Management of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources in Louisiana
2. Problem and Need for a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
3. The CWCS in Louisiana

CHAPTER 2. STATE OVERVIEW

1. Geographic Context
2. Land Ownership and Population Trends
3. Recent Trends in Consumptive and Non-consumptive Recreational Use in Louisiana
4. Ecological Regions and Aquatic Drainage Basins in the State
1. Terrestrial Systems:
1. East Gulf Coastal Plain (EGCP)
2. Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain (UEGCP)
3. Mississippi River Alluvial Plain (MRAP)
4. Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain (UWGCP)
5. Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain (LWGCP)
6. Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes (GCPM)
2. Aquatic Systems:
1. Freshwater
2. Water Quality Assessments
3. Louisiana’s Natural and Scenic Rivers
4. Management Basins
1. Atchafalaya Basin
2. Barataria Basin
3. Calcasieu Basin
4. Mermentau Basin
5. Mississippi Basin
6. Ouachita Basin
7. Pearl Basin
8. Pontchartrain Basin
9. Red Basin
10. Sabine Basin
11. Terrebonne Basin
12. Vermilion & Teche Basin
5. Marine

CHAPTER 3. APPROACH

1. Organizational Structure
1. Technical Committees
2. Coordination with Other Agencies
3. Public Involvement and Partnerships
4. Cooperation with Other States
2. Species of Conservation Concern
3. Species Prioritization Process
4. Taxonomic Groups
1. Amphibians and Reptiles
2. Birds
3. Mammals
4. Fishes
1. Freshwater Fish
2. Marine Fish
5. Mussels
6. Crustaceans
7. Butterflies
5. Habitats
1. Terrestrial Habitats
2. Aquatic Habitats
6. Threats to Species of Concern and Related Habitats
7. Threats to Terrestrial Habitats
8. Threats to Aquatic Habitats
9. Prioritization of Terrestrial Habitats by Ecoregions
10. Prioritization of Aquatic Habitats

CHAPTER 4. CONSERVATION HABITATS AND SPECIES ASSESSMENTS

1. Terrestrial Habitats
1. Agriculture-Crop-Grassland
2. Barrier Island Live Oak Forest
3. Barrier Island
4. Batture
5. Bayhead Swamp/Forested Seep
6. Bottomland Hardwood Forest
7. Brackish Marsh
8. Calcareous Forest
9. Calcareous Prairie
10. Coastal Dune Grassland/Shrub Thicket
11. Coastal Live Oak-Hackberry Forest
12. Coastal Mangrove-Marsh Shrubland
13. Coastal Prairie
14. Cypress-Tupelo-Blackgum Swamp
15. Eastern Hillside Seepage Bog
16. Eastern Longleaf Pine Savannah
17. Eastern Upland Longleaf Pine Forest
18. Freshwater Marsh
19. Hardwood Flatwoods
20. Intermediate Marsh
21. Live Oak-Pine-Magnolia Forest
22. Live Oak Natural Levee Forest
23. Mixed Hardwood-Loblolly Pine/Hardwood Slope Forest
24. Saline Prairie
25. Salt Dome Hardwood Forest
26. Salt Marsh
27. Sandbars
28. Sandstone Glade/Barren
29. Shortleaf Pine/Oak-Hickory Forest
30. Slash Pine-Pondcypress/Hardwood Forest
31. Small Stream Forest
32. Southern Mesophytic Forest
33. Spruce Pine-Hardwood Flatwood
34. Vegetated Pioneer Emerging Delta
35. Western Hillside Seepage Bog
36. Western Longleaf Pine Savannah
37. Western Upland Longleaf Pine Forest
38. Western Xeric Sandhill Woodland
2. Aquatic Habitats
1. Freshwater Habitats
1. Atchafalaya Basin
2. Barataria Basin
3. Calcasieu Basin
4. Mermentau Basin
5. Mississippi Basin
6. Ouachita Basin
7. Pearl Basin
8. Pontchartrain Basin
9. Red Basin
10. Sabine Basin
11. Terrebonne Basin
12. Vermilion-Teche Basin
2. Marine Habitats and Strategies
1. Soft Mud Bottom
2. Shell/Shell Hash Bottom
3. Hard Mud/Clay Bottom
4. Sandy Bottom
5. State Territorial Open Water

CHAPTER 5. GENERAL CONSERVATION STRATEGIES

1. General Strategies
1. Aquatic Summary
2. Terrestrial Summary
2. Aquatic General Strategies:
3. Terrestrial General Strategies
1. Working with Private Landowners:
2. Creating Partnerships:
3. Education/Outreach:
4. Invasive Species:
5. Working with Legislators:
6. Research Strategies:

CHAPTER 6. DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS

CHAPTER 7. CONSERVATION PRIORITIES

1. Terrestrial Habitats
2. Aquatic Habitats

CHAPTER 8. RESEARCH AND MONITORING

1. Research
2. Database Needs
3. Biological Monitoring
1. Terrestrial Habitats and Species
2. Aquatic Habitats and Species
1. Freshwater
2. Marine
3. Coastal Restoration
4. Measuring Strategy Success
5. Adaptive Management

REFERENCES

APPENDICES
Appendix A. Managed Areas by Ecoregion
Appendix B. CWCS Core Committee
Appendix C. CWCS Technical Committees
Appendix D. CWCS Public Workshops
Appendix E. Explanation of Rankings
Appendix F. Species of Conservation Concern in Louisiana
Appendix G. Louisiana Terrestrial Habitats
Appendix H. CWCS Habitat Threat Assessment Participants
Appendix I. CWCS Strategies Development Participants
Appendix J. Example of Threats Assessment - EGCP
Appendix K. Threats Definitions
Appendix L. Sources of Threats Definitions
Appendix M. Terrestrial Habitat Priorities
Appendix N. Terrestrial Species Strategies
Appendix O. Aquatic Species Strategies
Appendix P. Research and Monitoring Projects
Appendix Q. Coastal Restoration Projects