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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 ...
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 ...
Shifts in Seagrass Species Composition: A Sentinel Indicator for Sea ...
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Seagrass beds also function as nurseries, feeding grounds, and refuge for several fishery species during multiple stages of their lifecycle, including ...
[PDF] Ecological indicators for assessing seagrass ecosystem condition in the ...
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identify indicators used to assess seagrass ecosystem condition. 1) Identify metrics for each indicator and set metric ratings and assessment points ...
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 ...
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Seagrass Conservation through Actionable Research: Management Areas for the Prevention of Scarring Damage to seagrasses by propeller scarring in ...
Development, pollution and dredging threaten seagrass more than climate ...
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Seagrass: it might not sound very exciting, but according to experts these extensive marine flowering plants form the basis of one of the most ...
Evaluating the Performance of Nature-Based Solutions: A Systematic Map
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A new publication and accompanying report by NOAA scientists and partners presents a synthesis of relevant literature –known as a systematic map– on ...
Seagrass blues | COSMOS magazine - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
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Seagrass researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, Peter Macreadie says there are multiple factors that make seagrass vulnerable, but the ...
Can Meadows of Underwater Grasses Help Mitigate the Harmful Effects of ...
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This project will develop a modeling tool that will determine the acidification conditions in which seagrass restoration is most helpful and when the ...
Using Data on Reef Fish Foraging in Seagrass Beds to Design Better MPAs
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The foraging (seagrass use) movements of the four species will be tracked by acoustic telemetry and related to prey availability and accessibility ...
NOAA Awards $16.8 Million to Actionable Research in the Gulf of Mexico
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Project Title: Informing project design and long-term monitoring and adaptive management of large-scale ecosystem restoration to maximize natural ...
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 ...
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 ...
Characterizing Shallow-water Benthic Habitats In Select Areas Around ...
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Based on this prioritization study, NCCOS will create maps that will depict the distribution of key benthic habitats (e.g., live coral reefs, seagrass ...
Synthesizing Evidence on the Performance of Nature-based Solutions for ...
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We summarized existing information on how nature-based solutions (NBS), actions working with nature to meet society’s and nature’s needs, help boost ...
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Florida Coral Reef Ecosystems to Support ...
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The coral reef ecosystem, consisting of the coral reef tract, patch reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds, provides critical habitat for endangered and ...
Benthic Habitat Mapping in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for ...
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We acquired aerial photographs of the nearshore waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1999. These images, along with field sampling for ...
Economic Valuation of Shoreline Protection by Natural Infrastructure to ...
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Natural infrastructure, such as seagrass beds, oyster reefs, and sand dunes can aid in protecting coastal communities. Without these natural defenses ...
Grasses Shape and Protect Coastal Dunes in Different Ways
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A study supported by NCCOS has found that the dominant type of beach grass influences the shape of coastal sand dunes, which in turn influences how ...