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Media for Assateague Island National Seashore Climate Change

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

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. — Seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) under…

Egg case found on the beaches of Assateague Island, Maryland — Skate egg case

Vehicle tracks on Assateague Island's beach — Vehicle tracks

Ammophila breviligulata (American Beachgrass)

Hudsonia tomentosa (Beach Heath)

Cicindela dorsalis media (Eastern Beach Tiger…

Agrostis spp. (Tickle Grass)

Polychaete with white bristles

Kayaking: recreational

Concrete bollard

Amaranthus pumilus (Seabeach Amaranth)

Civil Engineering: mosquito ditches

Maize/corn crop

Maize/corn stalk

Climate change: above average temperatures

Larus spp. (Seagull)

Cervus nippon (Sika Deer) : buck

Cervus nippon (Sika Deer) : doe