ACJV Eastern Black Rail Florida habitat management priority properties

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='color:rgb(76, 76, 76); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>These data are intended to provide those interested in conservation of the Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) in Florida with information that will help with conservation implementation. The data identify Priority Areas and Areas for Further Exploration for this species in Florida on public managed conservation lands.</span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'></span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Priority Areas and Areas for Further Exploration</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'></span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Priority Areas are those identified as important for near-term Black Rail habitat enhancement, restoration, and/or creation.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Areas for Further Exploration are those </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identified</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> by </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>partners</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> as worthy of future evaluation for Black Rail potential.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>We </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identif</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>ied</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> Priority Areas and Areas for Further Exploration </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>using</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> the following process</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> (Atlantic Coast Joint Venture 2024)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>. </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>In the absence of a comprehensive, statewide</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>survey of potential Black Rail habitat, we used survey locations selected by experts as a proxy. We obtained known survey locations from partners and buffered the locations by 5 km</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identify</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> public conservation lands within a reasonable dispersal distance (Hall et al. 2018) of those locations. Using Florida’s Cooperative Land Cover</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>l</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>ayer </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>(version 3.7) (</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>https://myfwc.com/research/gis/wildlife/cooperative-land-cover/) and satellite imagery, we </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>eliminated</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> properties within the 5 km buffer that did not appear to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>contain</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> potential habitat. Additionally, we considered properties with incidental observations and eBird </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>(</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>https://ebird.org/home</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>) </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>records when </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>establishing</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> our </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>initial</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> list of properties. We then used a simple decision tree (</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Atlantic Coast Joint Venture 2024, </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Appendix 2) and feedback from partners to revise our list of properties, </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identify</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> Priority Areas and Areas for Further Exploration, and to discuss Priority Areas in a series of partner workshops.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'></span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Management Technique Definitions</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>During workshops, partners </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identified</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> management techniques that could </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>benefit</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> Black Rails at Priority Areas. </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>This information is meant to</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identify</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> opportunity and potential for these management techniques at each site but is</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>not meant to be prescriptive. When in doubt, partners were encouraged to select “yes” for a</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>particular technique. A formal site assessment and design is always necessary to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>identify</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> specific</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>next steps and management/restoration strategies within each parcel.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'></span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Additional</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> ecological assessment needed</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Additional</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> monitoring and site assessment to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>determine</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> specific next steps or assess existing</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>restoration efforts at a site.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Facilitated marsh migration</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Active management to promote/accelerate marsh migration through modification of the</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>environment.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Land acquisition / protection - existing marsh</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Protect (in fee or easement) land with existing marsh.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Land acquisition / protection - marsh migration</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Protect (in fee or easement) land to allow for eventual marsh migration.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Living shoreline development</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Development of nature-based features (e.g., vegetation, oyster reefs) to promote shoreline</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>stabilization.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Non-native invasive plant species mitigation (Melaleuca, torpedo grass, etc.)</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Removal or mitigation of invasive plants</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Repair hydrology - berm, embankment, or levee</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; background-position:0px 100%; background-repeat:repeat-x; background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,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&quot;); border-bottom:1px solid transparent;'>Removal or alteration of berms,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> stonewalls or embankments to restore hydrology of marsh</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>platform and/or </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>facilitate</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> marsh migration.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Repair hydrology - ditch plugs</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Adjustment of ditch plugging on marsh platform to improve hydrology.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Repair hydrology - ditches</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Adjustment of human-made ditches on the marsh platform to improve hydrology.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Repair hydrology - impoundments</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Management of human-created impounded wetlands, including re-topping and repair of dikes</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>or installation, repair, or replacement of water control structures or pumps.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Repair hydrology – non-tidal restriction</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Removal or modification of features altering non-tidal flow such as road crossings, culverts,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>bridges, etc.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Repair hydrology - tidal restriction</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Removal or modification of features altering tidal flow such as road crossings, culverts,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>bridges, etc.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Repair hydrology - </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; background-position:0px 100%; background-repeat:repeat-x; background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,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&quot;); border-bottom:1px solid transparent;'>runnelling</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> / channel creation</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Modification of marsh platform using shallow channel creation to remove or prevent ground</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>water saturation at the marsh surface that is causing marsh vegetation death and/or</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>subsidence. Excavated peat is often reused to enhance microtopography.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Sediment modification - microtopography</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Removal or rearrangement of soil within an existing wetland to create topographic highs and</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>lows.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Sediment placement - elevation enhancement</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Intentional placement of material (including beneficial use of dredged sediment) on the marsh</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>platform to raise the marsh platform. Includes both thin-layer placement and thick-layer</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>placement.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Stormwater Management</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Address stormwater to reduce/manage excessive inputs of freshwater, nutrients, pollution,</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>and/or sediment.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Water application – existing wetland</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Application of water from an external source to </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>optimize</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> hydrologic and vegetation</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>characteristics for Black Rail within an existing wetland (i.e., supplemental irrigation). This</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>includes supplementation of water either seasonally or year-round.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Wetland creation - recontouring</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Removal or rearrangement of soil within a site to create a wetland at a site that was not</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>historically a wetland.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Wetland creation - water application</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Addition of water via irrigation to create a wetland at a site that was not historically a</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>wetland.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Wildlife herbivory reduction</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Removal or management of wildlife to reduce/prevent overgrazing including both non-native</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>(e.g., hogs, horses, </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; background-position:0px 100%; background-repeat:repeat-x; background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,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&quot;); border-bottom:1px solid transparent;'>Sesarma</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> crabs) and native species (e.g., deer, Uca [fiddler] crabs, geese).</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><ul><li><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>Woody vegetation control</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></li></ul></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Use of prescribed fire, herbicide, flooding, or a combination thereof to remove/reduce or</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>manage shrubs and trees.</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'></span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'></span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;'>References</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><div style='color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px; margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Atlantic Coast Joint Venture. 2024. Report. Habitat Management Priorities</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent;'><span style='color:windowtext; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size:12pt; margin:0px; padding:0px; line-height:19px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important;'>for the Eastern Black Rail in Florida. Available at: </span><a href='https://www.acjv.org/documents/BLRA-FL.pdf' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://www.acjv.org/documents/BLRA-FL.pdf</a></p><p style='color:windowtext; font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><br /></span></p></div></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'>Hall L.A., Van Schmidt N.D., </span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; background-position:0px 100%; background-repeat:repeat-x; background-image:url(&quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz4KPHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iNXB4IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjRweCIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDUgNCIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4xIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHhtbG5zOnhsaW5rPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8xOTk5L3hsaW5rIj4KICAgIDwhLS0gR2VuZXJhdG9yOiBTa2V0Y2ggNTYuMiAoODE2NzIpIC0gaHR0cHM6Ly9za2V0Y2guY29tIC0tPgogICAgPHRpdGxlPnNwZWxsaW5nX3NxdWlnZ2xlPC90aXRsZT4KICAgIDxkZXNjPkNyZWF0ZWQgd2l0aCBTa2V0Y2guPC9kZXNjPgogICAgPGcgaWQ9IkZsYWdzIiBzdHJva2U9Im5vbmUiIHN0cm9rZS13aWR0aD0iMSIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgZmlsbC1ydWxlPSJldmVub2RkIj4KICAgICAgICA8ZyB0cmFuc2Zvcm09InRyYW5zbGF0ZSgtMTAxMC4wMDAwMDAsIC0yOTYuMDAwMDAwKSIgaWQ9InNwZWxsaW5nX3NxdWlnZ2xlIj4KICAgICAgICAgICAgPGcgdHJhbnNmb3JtPSJ0cmFuc2xhdGUoMTAxMC4wMDAwMDAsIDI5Ni4wMDAwMDApIj4KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wLDMgQzEuMjUsMyAxLjI1LDEgMi41LDEgQzMuNzUsMSAzLjc1LDMgNSwzIiBpZD0iUGF0aCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBzdHJva2Utd2lkdGg9IjEiPjwvcGF0aD4KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIDxyZWN0IGlkPSJSZWN0YW5nbGUiIHg9IjAiIHk9IjAiIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjwvcmVjdD4KICAgICAgICAgICAgPC9nPgogICAgICAgIDwvZz4KICAgIDwvZz4KPC9zdmc+&quot;); border-bottom:1px solid transparent;'>Beissinger</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'> S.R. 2018. Validating dispersal distances inferred</span></span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>from autoregressive occupancy models with genetic parentage assignments. Journal of</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; overflow:visible; clear:both; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:12px;'><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; font-kerning:none; background-color:transparent; color:windowtext;'><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-variant-ligatures:none !important; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'>Animal Ecology. 87:691–702.</span><span style='margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt; line-height:19px; font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;'> </span></p></div></div>