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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 ...
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 ...
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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Damage to seagrasses by propeller scarring in aquatic preserves of Florida's Nature Coast is a growing issue that is of increasing concern to managers ...
BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 79(2): 375 388, 2006 Nova Southeastern ...
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of mapping seagrasses, due to its large coverage area, temporal and spectral resolu - tion (Luczkovich et al., 1993, Lennon and Luck, 1989). G iven ...
Shifts in Seagrass Species Composition: A Sentinel Indicator for Sea ...
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Seagrasses (submerged, rooted, marine flowering plants) are integral components of the North Carolina coastal environment. The sediment binding ...
Data Collections - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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This project began in January 2004 and was completed in April 2005. We gathered a time series of aerial photographs, mapped coral reefs, mangroves ...
Hardened Shorelines Associated with Seagrass Decline in Southern ...
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A recent studysponsored by NCCOS found that submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the saltier (and more southern) portions of Chesapeake Bay decreases ...
Underwater Grasses Can Improve the Acid Balance in Chesapeake Bay
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The findings suggest an additional, unanticipated benefit of nutrient management efforts in the Bay. Reducing nutrient inputs into coastal waters will ...
Using Data on Reef Fish Foraging in Seagrass Beds to Design Better MPAs
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However, globally, seagrasses are poorly represented in current MPAs and fish movement is often not adequately addressed in MPA design. In the Florida ...
Can Meadows of Underwater Grasses Help Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ...
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Oysters, in turn, would improve water clarity for seagrasses to thrive by filtering particles out of the water and allowing more sunlight to ...
Seagrass blues | COSMOS magazine - NCCOS - 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 ...
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 ...
Eutrophication and Oyster Aquaculture in the Patuxent River
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The removal of phytoplankton, detritus, and particulate material through filtration by oysters, and the subsequent increase in water clarity allows se ...
Water Management System Reduces Submerged Aquatic Vegetation of ...
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Biscayne Bay SAV assemblages, composed of seagrasses and macroalgae, provide carbon sequestration plus food and shelter to economically and ...
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 ...
Ecological Characterization of Salt River Bay National Historical Park ...
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We gathered a time series of aerial photographs, mapped coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses, and summarized previous ecological studies into a ...
Assessing Biogeography, Conditions, and Marine Protected Area Efficacy ...
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The Dry Tortugas contain seagrasses, coral reefs, and hard bottom, providing a haven for more than 400 species of reef fish, including tuna, grouper ...
The Role of Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Natural Infrastructure
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Researchers collect vegetation samples in the high marsh habitat at Deal Island, MD A sediment core taken from 1m below the surface of the saltmarsh ...
Studying Contaminants in Cocos Lagoon, Guam: Blog Post #1
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Achang Reef Flat Marine Preserve, in the lagoon’s northeast corner, is a protected area with lush reef flats, fringing reefs, and seagrasses, along ...