Inventory of Fishes in Cowpens National Battlefield
Scott MC. 2006. Inventory of Fishes in Cowpens National Battlefield. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Pendleton, South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Freshwater Fisheries staff inventoried freshwater fishes for the National Park Service in four Cumberland Piedmont Network parks in South Carolina and North Carolina. This document reports the findings from inventory activities at Cowpens National Battlefield (COWP). The inventory comprised a series of tasks that were addressed, as applicable:(A) Identifying species richness (to a 90% level), (B) Describing the distribution of each species within a park, (C) Determining abundance (particularly of sensitive species), (D) Collecting voucher specimens for those species where none exist or where species is not readily identifiable by photograph (no collecting of sensitive species), (E) Recording habitat variables and mapping observation coordinates(F) Collecting and organizing data to be compatible with existing databases, (G) Conducting representative sampling of common habitats and comprehensive coverage of specialized habitats, (H) Identifying fish species that are non-native to a park,(I) Reviewing Existing NPS Database Records for accuracy.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Scott, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2006-11-30
- Publisher
- South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Units
- COWP , CUPN , NRIM
- Keywords
- Fish, Fish Inventory Reports, Inventory, Survey, Vertebrate