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Ginger L. Corbin - USFWS |
Prescribed Burning
Seven of the top ten terrestrial habitats in need of conservation could be improved with the use of controlled burning. These habitats include: Small Stream Swamp Forests, Dry Longleaf Pine Forests, Bottomland Hardwood Forests, Hardwood Seeps, Mesic Longleaf Pine Savanna/ Forests, Dry Hardwood Forests, and Dry-Mesic Hardwood Forests.
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Jan Carroll - USFWS |
Invasive Species in Mississippi
Mississippi’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy lists the following habitats as the most important to the conservation of species in the state: Tombigbee Drainage, Northeast Hills (Tennessee River Drainage), Ephemeral Ponds, Pascagoula Drainage, Estuarine Marshes, Barrier Island Wetlands, Lower Coastal Plain (Pearl Drainage), Estuarine Bays (Lakes and Tidal Streams), Small Stream Swamp Forest and Dry Longleaf Pine Forest. Of these, invasive species are a high threat to seven habitats and a moderate threat to three habitats.
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