<p>Rapid CAP Template: Key Ecological Attributes Terrestrial Systems</p><p>Key Attribute Indicator Poor Fair Good Very Good e</p><p> p Fire regime Fire frequency Not enough/ Fire regime may Close to a</p><p> c and area burned too much be altered, but is historical fire s</p><p> d fire on too maintaining return interval n a little/ too reasonably and area L t</p><p> x much area “Good” burned e t</p><p> n condition and o</p><p>C structure n</p><p> o Characteristic Species No killer inva- i t i native plant composition sives well estab- d</p><p> n species (or lished; AND o</p><p>C communities) mostly native species compo- sition OR presence of selected species Structure Age class ratios All age classes Close to reasonably predicted age represented class ratios</p><p>Presence & Suite of species, Almost Most sensitive Rare species abundance of including exclusively species &/or and nested characteristic common, common nested targets in targets in animal species sensitive & rare species healthy numbers healthy (nested targets) numbers e</p><p> z Minimum Acres Insufficient Large enough i S dynamic area habitat size habitat for most (sufficient for for most sensitive species characteristic sensitive &/or charac- animal species species; OR teristic animals & disturbances) a severe (e.g. mammals’ disturbance home range; x event is pairs of nesting likely to birds); AND eliminate severe distur- the habitat bance can be accommodated</p><p>Note: Select no more than five attributes for a target. Rows can be copied into Viability Table rows in Excel workbook using Paste Special/Text. Riparian Systems</p><p>KEA Indicator Poor Fair Good Very Good t</p><p> x Geomorphic Degree of River River largely e t</p><p> n regime sinuosity and largely meanders across o</p><p>C entrenchment channelized floodplain and </p><p> e overflows banks p a</p><p> c at reasonable s</p><p> d intervals n a Hydrologic regime [Select 1 or 2] Examples: L Magnitude, Water flowing timing, duration, most summers frequency (e.g. Base flows in summer) n</p><p> o Characteristic Species No killer inva- i t i native plant composition sives well estab- d</p><p> n species (or lished; AND o</p><p>C communities) mostly native species compo- sition OR presence of selected species Structure Age class ratios All age classes Close to reasonably predicted represented class ratios</p><p>Recruitment Degree and Virtually Adequate AND frequency none or occurring at occurring at reasonable perilous in- frequency frequency Presence & Suite of species, Almost Most sensitive Rare species abundance of including exclusively species &/or and nested characteristic common, common nested targets in targets in animal species sensitive & rare species healthy numbers healthy (nested targets) numbers e</p><p> z Minimum Acres Insufficient Large enough i S dynamic area habitat size habitat for most (sufficient for for most sensitive species characteristic sensitive &/or charac- bird or animal species teristic animals species) (e.g. x pairs of nesting birds) Riverine Systems/Native Fish or Aquatic Assemblage</p><p>KEA Indicator Poor Fair Good Very Good t</p><p> x Hydrologic regime [Select 1 or 2] Example: e t</p><p> n Magnitude, Water flowing o</p><p>C timing, duration, most summers</p><p> e frequency p a</p><p> c (e.g. Base flows s</p><p> d in summer) n a Habitat for key [Describe] Example: L life cycle stages e.g. presence of All major (e.g. spawning, gravel bottoms, habitats present juvenile) woody debris, in adequate size pools & distribution Connectivity Access to all Adequate access Unimpaired major habitats to all major access (e.g. above habitats no dams) n</p><p> o Population Age class ratios All age classes i t i Structure reasonably d</p><p> n represented o C Presence & Suite of aquatic Almost Most sensitive Rare species abundance of species, inclu- exclusively species &/or and nested characteristic ding common, common nested targets in targets in aquatic species sensitive & rare species healthy numbers healthy (nested targets) numbers Key water quality Select 1 limiting Attribute is attribute factor – e.g. within a range sediment, that does not temperature, seriously impair toxins, nutrients health of most nested targets e</p><p> z Minimum viable Numbers of Population i S populations of selected species numbers appear selected indicator to be sufficient species</p>