A Floristic and ecological survey of Assateague Island, Virgina-Maryland
Assateague Island is an offshore bar comprising the south-eastern coast of Maryland and the northeastern coast of Virgina. It is part of the system of discontinuous barrier reefs or bars which occupy most of the Atlantic shoreline from Florida to Massachusetts. These are unstable bars, continuously influenced by storm winds and tides which provide a distinct and rigorous habitat for the vegetation there. General floras of the Delmarva Peninusla do not mention Assateague Island specifically. The objective is to prepare a catalog of the vascular plants of Assateague Island and to describe the communities in which they are found, in the hope it will add to the knowledge of barrier reef vegetation.
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| Format: | thesis biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
1969
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| Subjects: | Ecology, Environment, Vascular plants, barrier reef, vegetation, Eastern Shore, Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland, Virginia, Botany, Chincoteague, Dune, Shrub, Marsh, Arborescent Zone, Island Beach, Outer Banks, Cape Henry, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/20467 |
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