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CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION 



Preface 1-3 



Introduction 4-5 



Objectives 6 



Scope 6 



Historical 6 



Future 6 



Description of the Study Area 7-14 



General Features 7 



Land Use 8 



Queen of the Bays 11 



Pressures on the Land 14 



Natural Areas Evaluation Concept 17-23 



Survey of Existing Preserved Areas 17 



Criteria of Ecological Importance and Significance 18 



Quantitative Evaluation 18 



Selection of Proposed Natural Areas 23 



Evaluation Criteria 24-38 



The Ecosystem 24 



a) Shallow Marine 25 



b) Saline or Brackish Tidal Marsh 25 



c) Fresh Marsh 25 



d) Swamp Forest, Hardwood 26 



e) Swamp Forest, Cypress 26 



f) Upland Hardwoods 26 



g) Bogs 27 

 h) Ponds 27 



Size 27 



Rare and Endangered Animal Species 28 



Rare and Endangered Plant Species 30 



Seasonal Concentration of Animals 31 



a) Overwintering Species 32 



b) Seasonal Breeders 32 



c) Migratory Stopovers 34 



