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A diagram illustrates the the current issues facing the inland wetland ecosystem on Assateague Island as well as the impacts climate change will have on this area.
Climate Change Effects on Assateague Island's…
Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora.
Distichlis spicata (Coastal Salt Grass)
Conceptual diagram illustrating potential impacts of sea-level rise on mangrove dominated shorelines.
Potential inundation of mangroves by sea-level…
Conceptual diagram illustrating natural resources found on Assateague Island. Assateague Island provides critical habitat for many unique plants and animals.
Assateague Island and Natural Resources, USA
Conceptual diagram illustrating the effects of sea-level rise and storm surges on barrier islands. When sea-level rise combines with strong storms, barrier islands experience high storm surges, which increases the effects of flooding and erosion.
Sea-level Rise and Storm Surges on Barrier Islands
Typha x glauca is a sterile F1 hybrid between Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia. Found in freshwater habitats such as interior wetlands of Assateague Island, Maryland.
Typha x glauca (White Cattail)
Diagram showing condition of habitats on Assateague Island.
Diagram showing condition of habitats on…
Diagram showing the habitats of Assateague Island in cross-section.
Diagram showing the habitats of Assateague Island…
Illustration map of Delaware Inland Bays in Delaware, USA
USA DE: Delaware Inland Bays
Illustration map of New Jersey Inland Bays in New Jersey, USA
USA NJ: New Jersey Inland Bays
Conceptual diagram illustrating how sea-level rise creates mainland-fringing marshland, as well as how it affects existing marshes.
Sea-level rise & marshes

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