An ecological characterization of coastal Maine (north and east of Cape Elizabeth)
Fefer SI and Schettig PA. 1980. An ecological characterization of coastal Maine (north and east of Cape Elizabeth). United States. Fish and Wildlife Service. Newton Corner, Massachusetts
This work summarizes the coastal features of Maine. Includes maps showing particular features of Mount Desert Island, Isle au Haut and Schoodic. BIRDS: Contains detailed maps showing bird distribution and nesting numbers, numbers of migratory shorebirds and important feeding areas, Bald Eagle, and Osprey nesting territories, and wetlands and tidal flats important to waterfowl. INVERTEBRATES: Contains detailed maps showing locations of commercial shellfish beds and marine worm harvesting areas. FISH: Contains detailed maps showing anadromous and catadromous fish locations, dam sites, and fishways. MAMMALS: Contains detailed maps showing important seal haulout sites, and deer wintering areas. FLORA - VASCULAR: Contains detailed maps showing coastal plateau bog sites, location of rare plants, state designated Critical Areas, general floral features, national wetlands, land cover, and land use. GEOLOGY: Maps significant geological features and watersheds /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/SCHOODIC PENINSULA/ISLE AU HAUT/ISLANDS/ GIS-CATEGORY 1 ; Birds, Invertebrates, Fish, Mammals, Flora, Wetlands: Contains detailed distribution maps of the area
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fefer, Stewart; Schettig, Patricia
- Date of Issue
- 1980
- Publisher
- United States. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Anadromous Fish, Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Birds (Aves), Deer (Cervidae), Eagles Kites Hawks & Allies (Accipitridae), Fish, Geology, Islands, Isle Au Haut, Mammals, Map, Marine Invertebrates, Marshes and Bogs, Marshes and Bogs, Mount Desert Island, Nests & Nesting, Plants, Rare Species, Schoodic Peninsula, Seals Sea Lions & Walruses (Pinnipedia), Threatened & Endangered Species, Water Quality, Wetlands, White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)