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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 ...
Seagrasses Archives - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Marine Spatial Ecology, Restoration, Seagrasses, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, amy.uhrin@noaa.gov Shifts in Seagrass Species Composition: A ...
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 ...
[PDF] Ecological indicators for assessing seagrass ecosystem condition in the ...
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Objectives 1) Develop a conceptual ecological model and identify indicators used to assess seagrass ecosystem condition. 1) Identify metrics for each ...
[PDF] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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 ...
Restoring Injured Seagrass Beds with New Methods for Re-Grading and ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/restoring-injured-seagrass-beds-new-methods-re-grading-fertilization-2/
Vessel groundings in shallow waters can damage fragile seagrass habitats, sometimes permanently. We are conducting scientific studies to assess new ...
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 ...
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 ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/seagrass-species-composition-indicator-sea-level-rise-climate-change/
Seagrasses (submerged, rooted, marine flowering plants) are integral components of the North Carolina coastal environment. The sediment binding ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Aquaculture and Eutrophication in Long Island Sound and Great Bay ...
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The removal of phytoplankton and detritus/particulate material through filtration by oysters and clams, and the subsequent increase in water clarity ...
Water Management System Reduces Submerged Aquatic Vegetation of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/long-term-trends-biscayne-bay-submerged-aquatic-vegetation-influenced-water-management/
Biscayne Bay SAV assemblages, composed of seagrasses and macroalgae, provide carbon sequestration plus food and shelter to economically and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 with polluted air and runoff, along with the ...
Models Highlight Benefits of Aquaculture in Long Island Sound
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These nutrients enter near-shore waters from land, typically from urban stormwater and fertilizer runoff and treated sewage outputs. The environmental ...