ABSTRACT . Six natural areas are described and delineated 

 for Pamlico County, North Carolina, as a result of a field sur- 

 vey December 1981 - September 1982. The natural areas contain 

 about 18,500 acres, of which essentially 100% are in private 

 ownership. Almost the entire acreage is wetland, primarily 

 various pocosin types and palustrine mixed hardwood stands , 

 along with some wetland and terrestrial longleaf pine communi- 

 ties. Several categories of significant features are described 

 and mapped for each site, including representative plant com- 

 munities, rare species, and the presence of exceptional biotic/ 

 abiotic diversity. 



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