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Woodsia Plummerae Lemmon Common Name – Plummer's Cliff Fern 2 1. Species: Woodsia plummerae Lemmon Common name – Plummer's cliff fern 2. Status: Table 1 summarizes the current status of this plant by various ranking entities and defines the meaning of the status. Table 1. Current status of Woodsia plummerae Entity Status Status Definition G5 - Globally secure - common, widespread, and abundant. Perpetually secure under present conditions. NatureServe G5 Typically with considerably more than 100 occurrences and more than 10,000 individuals. S1 - State critically imperiled - critically imperiled because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) Colorado Natural Heritage S1 making it especially vulnerable to extirpation or Program (CNHP) extinction. Typically 5 or fewer occurrences or less than 1,000 remaining individuals. USDA Forest Service None Not federally recognized under the Endangered USDI Fish and Wildlife Not listed Species Act (ESA) as endangered, threatened, Service proposed, or candidate species. The 2012 U.S. Forest Service Planning Rule defines Species of Conservation Concern (SCC) as “a species, other than federally recognized threatened, endangered, proposed, or candidate species, that is known to occur in the plan area and for which the regional forester has determined that the best available scientific information indicates substantial concern about the species' capability to persist over the long- term in the plan area” (36 CFR 219.9). This overview was developed to summarize information relating to this species’ consideration to be listed as a SCC on the Rio Grande National Forest, and to aid in the development of plan components and monitoring objectives. 3. Distribution, abundance, and population trend on the planning unit: Woodsia plummerae is known for Mexico and the southwestern United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. In Colorado it is known from Conejos, El Paso, and Saguache Counties. Woodsia plummerae is ranked as S2 (imperiled) in California; it is not tracked or ranked in the other states in which it occurs. There are two CNHP element occurrence records of Woodsia plummerae in the planning area. There is no data pertaining to the size or condition of the occurrences. There is one other (historical) occurrence record in Colorado, outside of the planning area (CNHP 2015). 1 Data are not available for determination of a population trend on the planning unit. USFS Corporate Database Habitat Type Associated with the Species: Woodsia plummerae grows in areas described as cliffs and rocky slopes; usually on granite or volcanic substrates at elevations ranging from 2,000 feet to 10,200 (FNA 1993+). The habitat descriptions in the element occurrence reports for the occurrences on the planning area include “west-facing slope to drainage with rock outcrops” and “rocky slopes, outcrops and roadside” (CNHP 2015). The areas of the known occurrences are mapped as White Fir and Douglas-fir on Alpine Summits and Pinyon on Mountain Slopes Land Type Associations (LTAs). Other LTAs in the planning area cannot be ruled out as habitat due to the coarse scale of the mapping units (RGNF GIS data). CNHP Ecological System of the Southern Rocky Mountains Ecoregion: There is not enough information to identify CNHP Ecological Systems for this species, but it’s suspected that it would occur in the Rocky Mountain Cliff, Canyon and Massive Bedrock Ecological System (CNHP 2005). 4. Brief description of natural history and key ecological functions: Woodsia plummerae is a perennial, epipetric (found growing on rocks) fern. Stems are compact, erect to ascending with a few persistent petiole bases of unequal lengths. Petioles are reddish brown to dark purple when mature, not articulate above base and somewhat pliable and resistant to shattering. The origin and phylogenetic affinities of Woodsia plummerae have not been established with certainty. On the basis of sporophyte morphology and spore ornamentation, W. plummerae appears most closely related to the W. mexicana complex and W. oregana. In fact, W. oregana can be difficult to separate from W. plummerae in western New Mexico and northern Arizona. Intermediate plants occurring in this region may represent stable allotetraploids resulting from hybridization between the diploid progenitors of W. plummerae and W. oregana subsp. cathcartiana. Considering the available evidence, populations of W. plummerae in the United States probably originated through autopolyploidy from a recently discovered, but as yet unnamed, Mexican diploid of similar morphology (FNA 1993+). Life history information on the species, including life history stages, population structure, longevity, mortality, population biology and gamete/spore biology are not available. Demographic parameters, such as recruitment and survival rates, are not currently available so there are no definitive data regarding the vital rates that contribute to species fitness. There is insufficient knowledge about Woodsia plummerae to determine what factors limit population growth. Population growth or establishment could be limited by inadequate genetic variability for long- term persistence, or ineffective reproduction. Because of its broad habitat preferences, habitat availability is likely not a restriction to population growth. The rate at which colonization and establishment of new populations occurs is unknown and it is unclear what type, size, intensity, or frequency of disturbance regime is important. Genetic concerns, such as the amount of genetic variability between and within the occurrences, have not been studied. 2 5. Overview of ecological conditions for recovery, conservation, and viability: The habitat of cliffs and rocky slopes is not likely to be directly impacted by most management activities, other than recreational use and hardrock mining. The element occurrence reports for the occurrences on the planning unit do not identify any threats for this species. The reports for the occurrences on the planning unit do not include enough information to determine the viability of the occurrences (CNHP 2015). As with most plant species, global climate change is potentially a threat, but there is not enough information to speculate about how this species may respond to climate change. Overall, based on the sparse information available, threats to Woodsia plummerae appear to be relatively low. However, this must be tempered with the high number of unknown for this species. 6. Key ecosystem characteristics and ecological conditions for recovery, conservation, and viability: Because there are only two known occurrence of this species on the RGNF, it is important to maintain those occurrences. Presently, threats appear to be at a low and manageable level. The RGNF should strive to maintain habitat conditions for Woodsia plummerae by applying suggested management practices as follows: 1) Manage habitat - Manage and adjust pressures from any management influences found to be creating unacceptable impacts. Areas of proposed or planned mining activity should be surveyed for the species. 2) Manage environmental stressors - Continue assessing the RGNF’s contribution to global climate change and adjust actions where permissible within the Forest Service’s legal and regulatory authority. Use tools such as the Forest’s Climate Change Scorecard to assess impacts and make positive changes where needed. 7. Key uncertainties and information needs/gaps: There are a large number of information gaps and research needs for this species. Re-visiting the known occurrences, estimating current abundance, assessing imminent threats, measuring demographic parameters, studying genetic variability and determining ecological needs and limitations are of primary importance to further the understanding of Woodsia plummerae. The following suggestions are ordered from inventory activities (to determine the current status) to more complex biological studies (to help understand the species): • Re-visiting and detailed mapping of the known occurrences • Surveying for new populations • Addressing any imminent threats to the known occurrences • Defining and measuring microhabitat characteristics 3 • Measuring demographic parameters using long-term monitoring plots • Analyzing genetics to assess gene flow and variability throughout range The following is an outline of a monitoring approach that could be used to inform the development of the RGNF Forest Plan revision’s monitoring plan. Additionally, areas of research opportunity (beyond the scope of the Forest Plan revision) are suggested below based on key uncertainties about this species. 1) Monitoring: monitoring priority is a judgment determination based on number of occurrences, potential threats, and conservation status. The priority for this species is thought to be low. This is primarily due to the status being G5S1 (see Table 1), low number of potential threats and the limited occurrences on the RGNF. Existing management practices are not known to be causing detrimental impact. Thus, monitoring is suggested as follows: a. Search for and document new species occurrences found on the Forest. Ensure that additional occurrences, as well as negative search results, are recorded in the appropriate electronic database. Additional occurrences increase the odds in the confidence of assessing population viability, especially with greater geographic separation. Finding additional occurrences helps inform whether additional monitoring is needed and at what intensity. b. Monitor the known element occurrence to document presence or absence.
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