Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey Mapping & Guidance Document Core Teams Meeting Ten January 21st, 9:30am – 12:30pm Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, Main Office AGENDA Meeting Goals: Finalize inputs needed to proceed with core delineations and use input decisions to group species into movement/habitat guilds Outline where we are in the mapping development Overview of inputs needed for core delineations Review, discuss, finalize inputs for each species: o Home range sizes o Roads and railroads as barriers for species movements within core areas o Habitat associations (i.e. generalist vs. riparian/wetlands dependent) Break -- (Compilation of final inputs to preliminarily group species) Evaluate and finalize species groupings Next steps Connectivity Mapping Goals: Identify and characterize habitat cores and corridors that are critical for the long-term viability of terrestrial wildlife populations. The identified corridors are ones that: Provide live-in and move-through habitat [Serve to reconnect existing protected areas]* Enable species to meet basic daily and seasonal biological requirements (e.g. finding food, mates, cover) Provide for dispersal and recolonization of populations Enable redistribution of populations in response to climatic, environmental, and population level changes Facilitate genetic exchange among populations Consider connectivity across the state border []* This is a placeholder for a core areas definition. We have not yet decided if the areas we connected will necessarily all be protected areas. Core – An area that meets all annual life history needs (foraging/prey, cover, reproduction) for terrestrial species. Input needs for each species: • Home range sizes • Roads and railroads as barriers for species movements within core areas • Habitat associations (i.e. generalist vs. riparian/wetlands dependent) Home Range Sizes Following is a compiled list of average home range sizes based on input from Division of Fish & Wildlife species experts. TAXCLASS TAXORDER SCOMNAME SNAME Biologist HR radius (meters) Amphibia Anura American Toad Bufo americanus Brian Zarate 500 Amphibia Anura Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Brian Zarate Amphibia Anura Carpenter Frog Lithobates virgatipes Bill Pitts 300 Amphibia Anura Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Bill Pitts 300 Amphibia Anura Eastern Spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii Brian Zarate 2 Amphibia Anura Fowler's Toad Anaxyrus fowleri Bill Pitts 500 Amphibia Anura Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota Brian Zarate Amphibia Anura New Jersey Chorus Frog Pseudacris kalmi Brian Zarate 32 Amphibia Anura Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans Brian Zarate 500 Amphibia Anura Northern Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Brian Zarate 500 Amphibia Anura Pickerel Frog Rana palustris Brian Zarate Amphibia Anura Pine Barrens Treefrog Hyla andersonii Bill Pitts 300 Amphibia Anura Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala Bill Pitts 500 Amphibia Anura Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer Brian Zarate 500 Amphibia Anura Wood Frog Rana sylvatica Brian Zarate 1.5 Amphibia Caudata Allegheny Dusky Salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus Brian Zarate 0.5 Amphibia Caudata Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale Brian Zarate 300 Amphibia Caudata Eastern Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus montanus Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum Kim Korth 300 Amphibia Caudata Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum Brian Zarate 300 Amphibia Caudata Longtail Salamander Eurycea longicauda longicauda Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Brian Zarate 300 Amphibia Caudata Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus fuscus Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Northern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber ruber Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Northern Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus Brian Zarate 71 Amphibia Caudata Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens Brian Zarate 500 Amphibia Caudata Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus Brian Zarate 100 Amphibia Caudata Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Brian Zarate 300 Aves Anseriformes American Black Duck Anas rubripes Ted Nichols 800 Aves Caprimulgiformes Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Sharon Petzinger 175 TAXCLASS TAXORDER SCOMNAME SNAME Biologist HR radius (meters) Aves Charadriiformes American Woodcock Scolopax minor Andy Burnett 450 Aves Ciconiiformes American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Chris Davis 500 Aves Ciconiiformes Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Chris Davis 175 Aves Galliformes Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Andy Burnett 110 Aves Galliformes Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Andy Burnett 230 Aves Galliformes Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Andy Burnett 1650 Aves Gruiformes Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Chris Davis 100 Aves Gruiformes Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris Ted Nichols 100 Aves Gruiformes King Rail Rallus elegans Chris Davis 100 Aves Gruiformes Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Ted Nichols 100 Insecta Lepidoptera Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus Robert Somes 500 Insecta Lepidoptera Georgia Satyr Neonympha helicta Robert Somes 500 Insecta Lepidoptera Northern Metalmark Calephelis borealis Robert Somes 500 Insecta Lepidoptera Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene myrina Robert Somes 500 Mammalia Artiodactyla White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Carole Stanko 805 Mammalia Carnivora Black Bear Ursus americanus Pat Carr 2000 Mammalia Carnivora Bobcat Lynx rufus Mick Valent 2820 Mammalia Carnivora Common Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Andy Burnett 990 Mammalia Carnivora Common Raccoon Procyon lotor Andy Burnett 570 Mammalia Carnivora Coyote Canis latrans Andy Burnett 2000 Mammalia Carnivora Ermine Mustela erminea Andy Burnett 280 Mammalia Carnivora Fisher Martes pennanti Andy Burnett 2700 Mammalia Carnivora Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata Andy Burnett 234 Mammalia Carnivora Mink Neovison vison Andy Burnett 1560 Mammalia Carnivora Northern River Otter Lontra canadensis Andy Burnett 7500 Mammalia Carnivora Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Andy Burnett 1390 Mammalia Carnivora Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Andy Burnett 1280 Mammalia Didelphimorphia Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana Andy Burnett 580 Mammalia Lagomorpha Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Andy Burnett 80 Mammalia Rodentia Allegheny Woodrat Neotoma magister Mick Valent 150 Mammalia Rodentia American Beaver Castor canadensis Andy Burnett 900 Mammalia Rodentia Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus Mick Valent 50 Mammalia Rodentia Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Andy Burnett 130 TAXCLASS TAXORDER SCOMNAME SNAME Biologist HR radius (meters) Mammalia Rodentia Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris Mick Valent 18 Mammalia Rodentia Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius Mick Valent 20 Mammalia Rodentia Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Mick Valent 19 Mammalia Rodentia Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Andy Burnett 30 Mammalia Rodentia Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus Mick Valent 150 Mammalia Rodentia Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Mick Valent 1500 Mammalia Rodentia Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Mick Valent 50 Mammalia Rodentia Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi Mick Valent 14 Mammalia Rodentia Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans Mick Valent 150 Mammalia Rodentia Southern Red-backed Vole Myodes gapperi Mick Valent 22 Mammalia Rodentia White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus Mick Valent 10 Mammalia Rodentia Woodchuck Marmota monax Andy Burnett 50 Mammalia Rodentia Woodland Jumping Mouse Napaeozapus insignis Mick Valent 60 Mammalia Rodentia Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum Mick Valent 3 Mammalia Soricomorpha Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus Mick Valent 32 Mammalia Soricomorpha Hairy-tailed Mole Parascalops breweri Mick Valent Mammalia Soricomorpha Least Shrew Cryptotis parva Mick Valent 14 Mammalia Soricomorpha Long-tailed Shrew Sorex dispar Mick Valent 20 Mammalia Soricomorpha Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus Mick Valent 25 Mammalia Soricomorpha Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi Mick Valent 14 Mammalia Soricomorpha Short-tailed-shrew Blarina brevicauda Mick Valent 50 Mammalia Soricomorpha Smoky Shrew Sorex fumeus Mick Valent Mammalia Soricomorpha Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata Mick Valent 20 Mammalia Soricomorpha Tuckahoe Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus nigriculus Mick Valent Mammalia Soricomorpha Water Shrew Sorex palustris Mick Valent 18 Reptilia Cryptodeira Bog Turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii Brian Zarate 200 Reptilia Cryptodeira Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica Brian Zarate 500 Reptilia Cryptodeira Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus Brian Zarate 75 Reptilia Cryptodeira Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina serpentina Brian Zarate 75 Reptilia Cryptodeira Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina Brian Zarate 500 Reptilia Cryptodeira Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum Brian Zarate 13 Reptilia Cryptodeira Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta picta Brian Zarate 500 Reptilia Cryptodeira Northern Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin terrapin Brian Zarate 500 TAXCLASS TAXORDER SCOMNAME SNAME Biologist HR radius (meters) Reptilia Cryptodeira Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris Brian Zarate 500 Reptilia Cryptodeira Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata Brian Zarate 500 Reptilia Cryptodeira Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta Brian Zarate 500 Reptilia Squamata Corn Snake Pantherophis