Cages protect seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) from grazing
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.
plant native endangered Maryland beach overwashAuthor(s) | Jane Hawkey |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2011-06-29 |
Album | Flora > Grasses/Herbaceous Plants |
Type | Photo |
Project(s) | Assateague Island National Seashore Climate Change |
Dimensions | 1280 x 853 |
Filesize | 1.2 MB |
Number of Downloads | 228 |
Filetype(s) | JPG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Jane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |