MARITIME ZONE COMMUNITIES
Ecological community groups with distributions and vegetation controlled by oceanic influences (e.g., deep sand deposits,
salt spray, maritime microclimates). In Virginia, these are confined to narrow zones along both flanks of the Eastern Shore, the western shore
of the Chesapeake Bay, and the Atlantic shore in extreme southeastern Virginia.
Maritime Dune Grasslands
Maritime Dune Scrub
Maritime Dune Woodlands
Maritime Upland Forests |
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