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Noteworthy Records from Dare and Tyrrell Counties, North Carolina
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sorrie, Bruce A. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | Dare and Tyrrell counties, North Carolina, were inven toried in 2012-13 for natural areas and rare species. New county records and recent collectio ns of scarce taxa are documented here (89 taxa). These records improve understanding of the distribution of the flor a of North Carolina. Since the landmark publication of the Manual of the Vascular F lora of the Carolinas by A.E. Radford, H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell (1968), botanical explora tion and documentation have continued apace. The Coastal Plain, comprising roughly 45% of North Carolina, has been the subject of many papers and graduate theses documenting the region’s flora. A mong them are a number which treat portions of Dare and Tyrrell counties: Brown (1959), Burk (1961), Clark et al. (in press), Crutchfield (1964), Faucette et al. (in prep.), Gaddy (1985), Krings (2010), Levy (1976), Sorrie (2014a, 2014b), and Stalter and Lamont (1997). Dare and Tyrrell counties are situated at the eastern end of the Albemarle Peninsula in northeastern North Carolina, surrounded on three sides by lar ge estuaries locally called sounds (Figs. 1 and 2). Because of the lengthy barrier beach/dune/marsh s ystem of the Outer Banks and the large number of maritime microhabitats, Dare County is acknowledged as a critical meeting ground of northern and southern flora and fauna and is critical to t he state’s biodiversity (Sorrie 2014a). The vast peatlands of mainland Dare County and adjacent Tyrrel l County harbor a whole suite of natural communities and species absent from the barrier islands (McD onald & Ash 1981; Peacock & Lynch 1982; Sorrie 2014a, 2014b). Between them, the two counties harbor about 1000 vascular species and major infraspecific taxa, about 25% of the state flora. W hile this number is modest compared to most counties of the North Carolina Coastal Plain, Dare a nd Tyrrell harbor a significant number of local, regional, and state rarities, including 62 state-listed ra re plant species in Dare and 19 in Tyrrell (Gadd & Finnegan 2012). METHODS The author conducted natural areas inventories of Dare and Tyrrell counties in 2012-13, which included two complete field seasons (Sorrie 2014a, 2014b). During the course of this work, emphasis was placed on locating and assessing the best re maining natural areas, including exemplary or rare natural communities, rare plants, and rare anima ls. Critical to this effort was a review of previous documents pertaining to the floristics and natural history of these counties. Many previously reported specimens were checked for correct determination at CAHA, DUKE, NCSC, and NCU. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
