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Arctic Coastal Rocky Shore Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Arctic Coastal Rocky Shore Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Sea cliffs, rocky headlands, and cobble beaches occur commonly along the North American Arctic coastline. Cobble beaches are associated with cliff and bluff systems or coarse-textured glacial deposits (i.e., coastal moraines). Beaches are often steep and feature distinct storm berms. These are typically high-energy environments exposed to wave action, wind, salt spray and storm swell. Cobble beaches may have a mixture of silts and sands below the surface (particularly in outwash plains), but the fine material is buried and not subjected to wind and water transport. Forbs, grasses, shrubs, and stunted trees establish on ledges and in cracks. Vegetation typically includes herbaceous species with varying degrees of tolerance for salt spray and wind abrasion.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40275-{573C127B-A6B3-4093-9722-A6727468DF1D} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 04-Nov-2011 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Leymus mollis - Honckenya peploides - Lupinus nootkatensis Coastal Shore Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Arctic Coastal Rocky Shore Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860789 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G611   Scientific: Arctic Coastal Rocky Shore Group