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Indicator: Acres of Priority Habitat

Upstream Indicators

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Downstream Indicators
  •   State and Federal Listed Threatened and Endangered Species --- Limited historical data exists. However, the rate of global species extinction has accelerated over the past century. Steps are being taken to curtail the rate of species decline in our region, but populations of species intolerant to human development are expected to decline as our region grows.  
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Sustainability Snapshot:

The Puget Sound region contains an enormous variety of habitats, each supporting diverse communities of plant and animal life. Freshwater wetlands, old-growth forests, shrub-steppe, estuarine wetlands, nearshore marine, subtidal are all examples of significant habitat types critical to a diverse array of species. Extensive development, land use conversion and the introduction of non-native and invasive species have destroyed or degraded significant areas of functioning habitat over the past 100 years.

Sustainability Trend:

Data for thsi indicator is still under development.

Data Discussion

The Indicator Defined

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife defines "priority habitats" as those habitat types with unique or significant value to many fish or wildlife species. Priority species are those fish and wildlife species requiring special efforts to ensure their perpetuation because of their low numbers, sensitivity to habitat alteration, tendency to form vulnerable aggregations, or because they are of commercial, recreational, or tribal importance.

Data Interpretation/Evaluation

 

Data Source and Limitations

Data for this indicator is under development.  

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