Shelter: Open 



Aspect: Northwest-southeast 



Slope angle: variable, 1-8% 



Profile: Convex 



Surface patterns: Irregular 



Position: All of slope above mean high water 



25. Physiographic characterization of natural area: A dune-decorated barrier 

 covered sparsely by shrubs and forbs of a halopsammosere of Holocene 

 age in the Coastal Plain province of the Atlantic Plain. 



Geological Formation: Holocene sands 

 Geological Formation age: 6,000 years or less 



26. Summary - Endangered and threatened species 



(1) Name of species: (Proposed addition, based on a three-county NC 

 distribution, presence of species on upper beach berm, and subject to 

 erosional processes, flooding, etc., and in our experience, never found 

 in any abundance-- often populations of 20 or fewer plants) Amaranthus 

 pumilus (AMARANTHACEAE) Beach amaranth 



Species legal status and authority : None 



Number of populations on site: 2 



Number of individuals per population: 10 and 20 



Size or maturity of individuals: Mature 



Phenology of population: Vegetative: 0%; Flowering: 100%; Fruiting: 100% 



General vigor of population: Good 



Disturbance or threats to population: Flooding, overwash, burial, 



sand-blasting, dessication, etc. are all habitat factors, but plants 



persist and evidently have adapted to these "threats." 



Habitat characteristics: 



Plant community: Not applicable. This species is usually the most 



seaward species on the upper beach berm. 



Topography : Flat 



Soil series: Beach soil, undifferentiated by horizon 



Microclimate: Not determined 



Drainage basin: Not applicable 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: none; Animals: see 



attached master species lists. 



Drainage basin: Not applicable 



Other plants and animal species present: Plants: none; Animals: 



various shorebirds, see attached master species list of birds. 



(2) Name of species: Brown Pelican 



Species legal status and authority: Federally endangered (Cooper 



et al. 1977) 



Number of populations on site: Not determined 



Number of individuals per population: 50-100? 



Size or maturity of individuals: Immature and mature 



Phenology of population: Not applicable 



General vigor of population: Not determined 



Disturbance or threats to population: Not determined 



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