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Diversity & Habitat Conditions

Endangered Species by County*

• Cumberland County (pdf file)

• Morgan County (pdf file)

For explanations of the codes found within the endangered species lists above, visit the links below.

Species Status Codes (pdf file).  Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.  Last available from the World Wide Web <http://www.state.tn.us/twra/wildlife/cwcs/ExplanFile.pdf>.

Definitions of Abbreviations Used on Natural Heritage Resource Lists (pdf file).  Virginia Natural Heritage Program.  Last available from the World Wide Web <http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/dnh/help.htm>.  

Aquatic Diversity  
Fish - Mussels - Macroinvertebrates

Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species

• Spotfin Chub (Erimonax monachus)
   

Data on the Presence of Spotfin Chub in the Emory River Watershed (Microsoft Excel File)

Chub Presence/Absence, Species Richness, and Index of Biological Integrity Score Information (Microsoft Word File)

• Purple Bean Mussel (Villosa perpurpurea)

           Index of Biological Integrity Data (Microsoft Excel File)

Habitat
For more information about the habitat conditions within the Emory River Watershed, see the bibliography within this section.  

(*Reference:  Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage.  Tennessee list of rare species by county.  Available on the World Wide Web at http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na/species/)