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Maryland’s Draft List of Key Wildlife Habitats
Terrestrial and Wetland Habitats
- Old
Growth Forests
- Early
Successional Forests
- Maritime
Forests and Shrublands
- Loblolly
Pine - Oak Forests
- Mesic
Deciduous Forests
- Dry
Oak - Pine Forests
- Northern
Conifer - Hardwood Forests
- Floodplain
Forests
- Upland
Depressional Swamps
- Carolina
Bays
- Vernal
Pools
- Forested
Seepage Wetlands
- Tidal
Shrub Wetlands
- Nontidal
Shrub Wetlands
- Bog
and Fen Wetland Complexes
- Nontidal
Emergent Wetlands
- Tidal
Marshes
- Grasslands
- Barrens
and Dry Glades
- Cliffs
and Rock Outcrops
- Caves,
Mines, and Springs
- Coastal
Beaches, Dunes, and Mudflats
Stream and River Habitats
- Coldwater Streams
- Limestone Streams
- Highland Streams
- Piedmont Streams
- Coastal Plain Streams
- Blackwater Streams
- Highland Rivers
- Piedmont Rivers
- Coastal Plain Rivers
Estuarine and Marine Habitats
- Oligohaline Estuaries (low salinity)
- Mesohaline Estuaries (medium salinity)
- Polyhaline Estuaries (higher salinity)
- Ocean
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