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Natural Resource Summary for Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR) FINAL REPORT Natural Resource Summary for Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR) FINAL REPORT December 2004 Prepared by Robert J. Cooper Sandra B. Cederbaum and Jill J. Gannon Warnell School of Forest Resources University of Georgia Athens, GA 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................................................................................III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... IV RESEARCH REVIEWS .............................................................................................................................................1 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES...............................................................................................................................2 VEGETATION ........................................................................................................................................................2 Terrestrial Vegetation ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Checklists, surveys, general studies............................................................................................................................. 2 Natchez Trace Parkway.......................................................................................................................................... 2 Areas along NATR................................................................................................................................................. 3 Species surveys, studies ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Natchez Trace Parkway.......................................................................................................................................... 5 Areas along NATR................................................................................................................................................. 5 Aquatic Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 Checklists, surveys, general studies............................................................................................................................. 5 FAUNA ..................................................................................................................................................................6 Mammals .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Checklists, surveys, general studies............................................................................................................................. 6 Natchez Trace Parkway.......................................................................................................................................... 6 Areas along NATR................................................................................................................................................. 7 Species surveys, studies ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Herpetofauna..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Reptiles ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Amphibians.................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Birds.................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Checklists, surveys, general studies............................................................................................................................. 8 Species surveys, studies ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Fish ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Checklists, surveys, general studies............................................................................................................................. 9 Species surveys, studies ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Invertebrates.................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Terrestrial.................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Aquatic....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Mollusks............................................................................................................................................................... 10 Other Taxa............................................................................................................................................................ 11 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ........................................................................................................12 PHYSICAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................................13 GEOLOGY............................................................................................................................................................13 Formations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Natchez Trace Parkway............................................................................................................................................. 13 Tennessee................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Alabama..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Mississippi ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Multiple States ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Soils ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Natchez Trace Parkway............................................................................................................................................. 16 General area.............................................................................................................................................................. 17 HYDROLOGY .......................................................................................................................................................17 Groundwater ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Water quality ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Alabama ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Mississippi............................................................................................................................................................ 18 Supply and flow ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 i Alabama ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 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