involved in producing ecological health in each of these
habitat types :
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Marsh — tidal influenced salt marsh and estuarine open waters
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Ponds — drainage ponds and associated nontidal / controlled wetland communities
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Shrub thickets — maritime and salt , hummocks
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Dune habitat — between fore dunes to maritime shrub edge and maritime grasslands
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Maritime forest — barrier island upland areas
Research projects will seek understanding of what enhances or disrupts ecological health . Regularly monitoring these elements will lead to corrective actions . Continued research , along with cooperation among all Island entities , plays a role in what is often described as the existential threat , sea level rise . Mitigating the impacts of flooding are the focus of study .
The Strategic Plan recognizes that cooperation of all entities in managing the Island will be essential for success by 2030 . The effort will be to encourage the establishment of shared goals for a healthy ecosystem since we are all clearly interdependent .
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