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Guidelines for the Conservation and Restoration of Seagrasses in the ...
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This document presents an overview of the current state of seagrass conservation and restoration in the United States, discusses important issues that ...
Restoring Injured Seagrass Beds with New Methods for Re-Grading and ...
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Vessel groundings in shallow waters can damage fragile seagrass habitats, sometimes permanently. We are conducting scientific studies to assess new ...
Predicting the Impacts of Climate Change on Seagrass Ecosystems
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In a treatise, professor and seagrass ecologist/physiologist Dr. Richard Zimmerman reflects on the history of seagrass ecosystems research and ...
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Seagrass Conservation through Actionable Research: Management Areas for the Prevention of Scarring Damage to seagrasses by propeller scarring in ...
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Ecological indicators for assessing seagrass ecosystem condition in the Gulf of Mexico Victoria M. Congdon and Kenneth H. Dunton The University of ...
Seagrasses Archives - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecos... NOAA mapped the shallow-water (less than 25 meters deep) coral reef ecosystems of the Florida ...
Aquaculture - products.coastalscience.noaa.gov
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They are also used by resource managers to assesspotentialuseconflicts(e.g.existenceofcommercial shing,mooringareas, xed shinggear)andpossible fi fi ...
Shifts in Seagrass Species Composition: A Sentinel Indicator for Sea ...
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Why We Care Seagrasses (submerged, rooted, marine flowering plants) are integral components of the North Carolina coastal environment. The sediment ...
[PDF] LOOKING BACK - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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The Hawaiian moorhen and the endemic snail species, Smaragdia bryanae also rely on seagrasses as a food source. Of the two species, Halophila ...
Using Data on Reef Fish Foraging in Seagrass Beds to Design Better MPAs
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Given the importance of seagrass foraging habitats, it is vital that they are incorporated into the design of MPAs and no-take zones. However ...
Seagrass blues | COSMOS magazine - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Seagrass meadows provide homes, food and nurseries for many marine creatures, in particular serving as feeding grounds for dugongs and western rock ...
NCCOS Improves Seagrass Coverage Estimates in North Carolina
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NCCOS researchers applied an alternative method to improve classifying and calculatingthe extent of shallow seagrass ecosystems using digital aerial ...
Underwater Grasses Can Improve the Acid Balance in Chesapeake Bay
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In summer, high rates of photosynthesis by seagrasses at the head of the Bay in an area known as the Susquehanna Flats (and in other shallow areas) ...
Can Meadows of Underwater Grasses Help Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ...
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Ocean acidification (OA) in the natural environment co-occurs with other stressors, such as temperature and low oxygen, creating complex ecological ...
Oxybenzone Sunscreen Threatens Hanauma Bay’s Coral Reef
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Hanauma Bay. Credit: Nina Wu. A new study shows that swimmers and beach showers are sources of sunscreen pollution in Hanauma Bay, resulting in levels ...
Water Quality Monitoring to Support Watershed Restoration in Culebra ...
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We are working with partners to conduct nutrient and sedimentation monitoring on and around Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Excess nutrients in coastal ...
Prioritizing Sites for Coral Reef Conservation in the U.S. Virgin ...
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Finally, our tool allows the user to consider coral reefs connected closely to seagrasses and mangroves when running prioritization scenarios. With ...
Investigation into Unusual Fish Behavior in the Florida Keys
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The team is collecting samples of seagrasses and benthic macroalgae to identify and quantify any associated harmful algae or harmful algae toxins ...
Declining Oxygen Levels Threaten Oysters in Chesapeake Bay
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The daily fluctuations of oxygen and acid are exacerbated by the nitrogen and carbon dioxide introduced withpolluted air and runoff, along withthe ...
Assessing Biogeography, Conditions, and Marine Protected Area Efficacy ...
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Why We Care The islands that compose the Dry Tortugas are one of America’s last wild ocean areas and are crown jewels of the Florida Keys National ...