Appendix 5. List of Targets Organized by systems, communities and species. Global Global USESA Rationale Rank Rank Listing and/or Scientific Name Common Name Description rounded full Terrestrial Ecological Systems Codes listed at end of report: Terrestrial Ecological Systems Autumnal freshwater mudflats GU GU 10 Coastal spits, dunes, and strand GU GU 10 Coniferous forested wetlands GU GU 10 Depressional wetland broadleaf forests GU GU 4,10 Depressional wetland shrublands GU GU 10 Douglas fir - western hemlock - western redcedar GU GU 10 forests Douglas fir - western hemlock - western redcedar GU GU 10 forests (ranked occurrences) Dry evergreen forests and woodlands GU GU 4,10 Dry evergreen forests and woodlands (ranked GU GU 4,10 occurrences) Freshwater aquatic beds GU GU 8 Freshwater marshes GU GU 8,10 Herbaceous balds and bluffs GU GU 4 Intertidal salt marshes GU GU 10 Oak woodlands GU GU 4 Oak woodlands (ranked occurrences) GU GU 4 Riparian forests and shrublands GU GU 4,10 Riparian forests and shrublands (ranked GU GU 4,10 occurrences) Sphagnum bogs and fens GU GU 10 Tidally-influenced freshwater wetlands GU GU 10 Upland prairies and savannas GU GU 4 Vernal pools GU GU 4 Wet prairies GU GU 4 Nearshore Marine Ecological Systems Man-made / Unvegetated n/a n/a Man-made / Vegetated n/a n/a Mud flat / Unvegetated n/a n/a Rock cliff / Unvegetated n/a n/a Rock cliff / Vegetated n/a n/a Rock platform / Unvegetated n/a n/a Rock platform / Vegetated n/a n/a Rock with sand and/or gravel beach / n/a n/a Unvegetated Rocky reefs n/a n/a Sand and gravel beach / Unvegetated n/a n/a Sand and gravel flat / Unvegetated n/a n/a Sand beach / Unvegetated n/a n/a Sand flat / Unvegetated n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis Rock with sand and/or gravel beach / Kelp n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis Sand and gravel beach / Kelp n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis Sand and gravel flat / Kelp n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis Sand beach / Kelp n/a n/a Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 5 March 2004 Page 1 of 22 Global Global USESA Rationale Rank Rank Listing and/or Scientific Name Common Name Description rounded full Nearshore Marine Ecological System Codes listed at end of report: Nereocystis/Macrocystis Sand flat / Kelp n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadix/Zostera Mud flat / Subtidal vegetation n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadix/Zostera Rock with sand and/or gravel beach / Kelp and n/a n/a seagrass Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand and gravel beach / Kelp and seagrass n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand and gravel flat / Kelp and seagrass n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand beach / Kelp and seagrass n/a n/a Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand flat / Kelp and seagrass n/a n/a Phyllospadix/Zostera Rock with sand and/or gravel beach / n/a n/a Seagrass Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand and gravel beach / Seagrass n/a n/a Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand and gravel flat / Seagrass n/a n/a Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand beach / Seagrass n/a n/a Phyllospadix/Zostera Sand flat / Seagrass n/a n/a Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Mud flat / Saltmarsh n/a n/a alicornia Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand and gravel beach / Saltmarsh n/a n/a alicornia Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand and gravel flat / Saltmarsh n/a n/a alicornia Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand beach / Saltmarsh n/a n/a alicornia Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand flat / Saltmarsh n/a n/a alicornia Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Mud flat / Saltmarsh and subtidal vegetation n/a n/a alicornia/Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadi x/Zostera Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Rock with sand and/or gravel beach / Saltmarsh n/a n/a alicornia/Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadi and subtidal vegetation x/Zostera Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand and gravel beach / Saltmarsh and subtidal n/a n/a alicornia/Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadi vegetation x/Zostera Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand and gravel flat / Saltmarsh and subtidal n/a n/a alicornia/Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadi vegetation x/Zostera Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand beach / Saltmarsh and subtidal vegetation n/a n/a alicornia/Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadi x/Zostera Triglochin/Salicornia/Deschampsis/Distichlis/S Sand flat / Saltmarsh and subtidal vegetation n/a n/a alicornia/Nereocystis/Macrocystis/Phyllospadi x/Zostera Freshwater Ecological Systems Cascade foothills headwaters - glacial drift and n/a n/a alluvium , low to mid elevation, mixed gradient Cascade foothills headwaters - glacial drift, mid n/a n/a elevations, mixed gradient Cascade headwater - mostly sedimentary, n/a n/a high/mid elevation, steep Cascade headwater/tributaries - volcanics, n/a n/a high/mid elevation, steep Cascade headwaters - glacial, high elevation, low n/a n/a gradient Cascade headwaters - glacial, high elevation, n/a n/a moderate gradient Cascade headwaters - mostly granitic, high/mid n/a n/a elevation, steep Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 5 March 2004 Page 2 of 22 Global Global USESA Rationale Rank Rank Listing and/or Scientific Name Common Name Description rounded full Freshwater Ecological Systems Codes listed at end of report: Cascade headwaters - volcanics, high elevation, n/a n/a moderate gradient Cascade headwaters - volcanics, high elevation, n/a n/a steep Cascade headwaters - volcanics, mid elevation, n/a n/a moderate gradient Cascade headwaters - volcanics, mid to high n/a n/a elevation Cascade headwaters, glacier influenced - n/a n/a volcanics, high elevation, steep Cascade medium river - volcanic, low to mid n/a n/a elevation Cascade small river - volcanic with glacial n/a n/a features, mid to high elevation Cascade small river - volcanic, mid elevation n/a n/a Cascade small rivers - volcanic with glacial n/a n/a features, moderate elevation Cascade small rivers - volcanic, high elevation n/a n/a Cascade small rivers - volcanic, transitional n/a n/a elevation, transitional gradient Cascade tributaries - sedimentary, mid elevation, n/a n/a steep Cascade tributaries - volcanics, high/mid n/a n/a elevation, low gradient Cascade/foothill small river - volcanic, low to mid n/a n/a elevation Cascades headwaters - basalt and volcanics, n/a n/a high elevation, moderate to high gradient, glacier influence Cascades headwaters - granitic, high elevation, n/a n/a moderate to high gradient Cascades headwaters - mafic, mid elevation, n/a n/a mixed gradient Cascades headwaters - sandstone, mid to high n/a n/a elevation, moderate to high gradient Cascades headwaters, sedimentary, mid elevation n/a n/a Cascades medium rivers - mixed watershed n/a n/a geology traversing glacial drift and alluvium, low elevation, low gradient Cascades middle river systems - predominantly n/a n/a granitic watershed, low to mid elevation, variable gradient Cascades tributary headwaters - granitic, low to n/a n/a mid elevation Cascades upper river systems - predominantly n/a n/a granite watershed, mid elevation, variable gradient Cascades upper river systems - predominantly n/a n/a volcanic watershed traversing glacial drift, low to mid elevation, low to moderate gradient Chehalis headwater small rivers - outwash, low n/a n/a elevation, low gradient Chehalis headwater small rivers - volcanic, low to n/a n/a mid elevation, low to moderate gradient Chehalis headwater small rivers - n/a n/a volcanic/outwash rivers, mid elevation Chehalis River medium river - sandstone, low n/a n/a elevation, low gradient Chehalis tributary small rivers - volcanic/outwash, n/a n/a low to mid elevation Willamette Valley-Puget Trough-Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment Appendix 5 March 2004 Page 3 of 22 Global Global USESA Rationale Rank Rank Listing and/or Scientific Name Common Name Description rounded full Freshwater Ecological Systems Codes listed at end of report: Coast Range headwaters - glacial outwash, high n/a n/a elevation, high gradient, probable glacial connection Coast Range headwaters - sedimentary, high n/a n/a elevation, high gradient Coast Range headwaters - sedimentary, mid n/a n/a elevation Coast Range headwaters - volcanics, mid n/a n/a elevation Coast Range headwaters streams - granite, high n/a n/a elevation, high gradient Coast Range headwaters streams - granite, mid n/a n/a to high elevation, high gradient Coast Range medium river - sedimentary, low n/a n/a elevation Coast Range medium river - volcanic, low n/a n/a elevation Coast Range small mountain rivers - granite, high n/a n/a elevation, high gradient Coast Range small mountain rivers - granitic, mid n/a n/a to high elevation, mixed gradient Coast Range small mountain rivers - outwash, n/a n/a mid to high elevation, mixed gradient Coast Range small mountain rivers - sedimentary, n/a n/a mid to high elevation, mixed gradient Coast Range small river - basalt, low elevation n/a n/a Coast Range small rivers - sedimentary, low to n/a n/a mid elevation Coast Range tributaries - sedimentary, low to mid n/a n/a elevation Coast Range tributaries - shales, mid elevation, n/a n/a moderate gradient Coast tributaries - outwash, low elevation, n/a n/a moderate gradients Coastal headwaters - granitic, low elevation, low n/a n/a gradient Coastal headwaters - granitic, low to mid n/a n/a elevation, low to steep gradient Coastal headwaters - granitic, very small n/a n/a watersheds Coastal medium rivers - granite