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TABLE 3. QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION FOR SELECTION OF NATURAL AREAS 



Points 



1. The Ecosystem (8) 



a. Shallow Marine 1 



b. Saline or Brackish Tidal Marsh 1 



c. Fresh Marsh 1 



d. Swamp Forest Hardwood 1 



e. Swamp Forest - Cypress 1 



f. Upland Hardwoods ■ 1 

 g- Bogs 1 

 h. Ponds 1 



2. Size 



Under 99 acres - 1; 100-100a. - 2;1000-4999a.- 3; (4) 



over 4,99a - 4 



3. Rare and Endangered Animal Species (4) 



birds-1; mammals-1; reptiles-1; other^l 



4. Rare and Endangered Plant Species (4) 



cryptogans-1 ; herbs-1; shrubs-1; trees-1 



5. Seasonal Concentration of Animals (3) 



a. Overwintering Species 1 



'b. Seasonal Breeders, spawning 1 



c. Migratory Stopovers and Concentrations 1 



6. Marine Invertebrates _ (3) 



clam 1, oyster-1, crab-1 



7. Range Phenomena (4) 



a. Northern Limit 



b. Northern Outlier 1 



c. Southern Limit 



d. Southern Outlier 1 



e. Eastern Limit 



f. Eastern Outlier 1 



g. Coastal Plain Outlier 1 



8. Geological Features (3) 



a. Geomorphological 1 



b. Structural 1 



c. Paleontological 1 



9. Archeological Features (2) 



a. Prehistoric Sites 1 



b. Historic Sites 1 



10. Isolation and Impaction (4) 



Isolation 2 



Impaction 2 



