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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

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