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An illustration of an Eastern redbud tree in flower.
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud): flowering
An illustration of a leafed-out Eastern redbud.
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud): foliage
Illustration of a sweet birch (also known as a black birch, cherry birch, mahogany birch, or spice birch) tree.
Betula lenta (Sweet Birch)
Footage of a mother bluebird feeding her chicks a spider and then cleaning the nest briefly.
Baby Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird) feeding
Cottonwood tree
Populus deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood)
This friendly guy scampered right up to us in Australia.
Intellagama lesueurii (Eastern water Dragon) on…
Beautiful Great Egret in a large tree.
Ardea modesta (Eastern Great Egret) in tree
Kingbird over water with waves.
Tyrannus tyrannus (Eastern Kingbird) on branch…
A very cute rabbit on the side of the road.
Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) on the…
Eastern Kingsnake making their way through a forest floor.
Lampropeltis getula (eastern kingsnake)
The landscapes of the Northeast and Midwest depend on abundant and relatively predictable seasonal water regimes. Human uses of water compete with environmental flows for aquatic species, especially during drought periods. Climate change is predicted to increase temperatures and precipitation variability in the Northeast United States, causing shifts in seasonality.
Potential shifts in seasonality in the Northeast…
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Midtown Manhattan Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Midtown Manhattan Transect
Tree roots are underminded by wave action and eventually succumb while the shoreline is eroded.
Eroded shoreline with tree snags
Stone rip-rap installed by the property owners in an attempt to prevent shoreline erosion. Hardened edges along the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers reduces natural shoreline habitat that fish and other marine animals depend on for food and shelter.
Hardened shoreline prevents erosion
Found on golf courses or vacant gravell parking lots, this noisy plover is best known for its
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) nest in busy…
This diagram illustrates the main threats from hurricanes and tropical storms. The counterclockwise circulation of winds in the Northern Hemisphere causes maximum winds and maximum storm surges.
Threats from Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Illustration of an Ontario Balsam Poplar.
Populus balsamifera (Balsam poplar)
Illustration depicting aquaculture
Aquaculture
Illustration of drinking water from treatment plant off-take
Drinking water
Illustration of a hydro power station
Energy: hydro power station
Illustration of a person riding a jet ski
Jet ski
Illustration of a race track or intensive horse breeding facility
Race track or horse breeding facility
Illustration of a pumping station for sewage
Water: sewage pumping station
Illustration of a concrete weir
Weir
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