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BOHA Terrestrial Vegetation and Intertidal Assemblages - Gallops, Georges, and Lovells Islands DDRRAAFFTT Mytilus Reef Mixed Assemblage Mixed Brown Algae/ Mytilus Reef Early Successional Woodland/Forest Green Algae Tide Pool Semibalanus Lovells Island Other Urban or Build-up Northeastern Old Field New England Rock Rocky Intertidal Beach Northeastern Modified Community Successional Forest Nixes Mate Tide Pool Staghorn Sumac Early Successional Scrub Forest Woodland/Forest Transition Zone No macrobiota Mixed Maritime Erosional Brown Algae/ Cliffs Maritime Other Semibalanus/ Tide Pool Urban or Build-up Mytilus Reef Erosional Northeastern Cliffs Staghorn Sumac Successional Shrubland Scrub Forest Green Algae Northeastern No macrobiota Sea wall Old Field No macrobiota Northern Beach Beachgrass Dune Mixed Assemblage Transition Zone Red Foliose Beach Strand Algae Semibalanus Northeastern Modified Recreational Transition Zone Green Crust Successional Forest Northern Beachgrass Dune Mytilus Reef Northeastern Old Field Gallops Island Maritime Erosional Cliffs Mixed Brown Algae/Mytilus Reef Mixed Brown Algae/Semibalanus No macrobiota Beach Staghorn Sumac Scrub Forest Northeastern Modified Recreational Successional Forest Mytilus Reef Other Urban or Build-up Mixed Assemblage Beach Sea wall Semibalanus High Intertidal Green Algae MAP EXTENT Lovells Mytilus Reef Island Long Georges Island Island Gallops Island Georges Island 0 100 200 Meters Rainsford Island Boston Harbor $ Data Sources: NatureServe. 2009. Draft National Vegetation Classification Data (labeled in black); Bell, R.. 2003. BOHA Intertidal and Terrestrial Area Assessment (labeled in blue) Produced by the NPS FTSC at the University of Rhode Island 02 2010.

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