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A conceptual diagram illustrates the current issues that beach intertidal habitats face as well as the problems they are likely to face in the future as climate change impacts this ecosystem.
The effects of climate change on the beach…
A sensitive species, seabeach amaranth is aided at Assateague Island National Seashore by a management program that protects a portion of the annual population from being eaten and trampled by horses and deer so they can mature and produce seeds. Conservation efforts have helped the plant population increase to nearly 2,200 individuals in 2007.
Cages protect seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus…
A strong ocean storm has sent wave and sand overwash and debris over the dunes, clearing the vegetation almost to the salt marsh on the bay side of Assateague Island.
Ocean overwash area
A natural geomorphological function of this mid-Atlantic barrier island is westward migration. On the northern end of Assateague Island, these ocean sand dunes are moving and encroaching on the edge of woodlands as part of the rollover process.
Sand dunes encroach upon forest and shrub zone
Development remains behind the dunes, while overwash shifts sands along this beach
Charleston Beaches
Overwash sections have cut deep into the beach
Charleston Beaches
Hurricane Katrina resulted in a sand bar breach into Bay Champagne
Breach to Bay Champagne
Hurricane Katrina resulted in a sand bar breach into Bay Champagne
Breach to Bay Champagne
An old salt mine in coastal Louisiana on a small, eroded barrier island
Abandoned salt mine
Aerial photo of small island with extensive protection barrier, showing continued erosion and movement of sand
Attempted protection of barrier island
Aerial photo showing land loss inshore of protection barriers and subsequent flooding of facilities
Barrier Island Erosion
Aerial photo of protection levees on a barrier island in Coastal Louisiana
Barrier Island protection levees
Aerial photo of Timbalier Island, a barrier island in Coastal Louisiana
Timbalier Island

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