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A single Harperella plant in bloom with white flowers
Ptilimnium-nodosum-harperella
An icon target symbol
Biodiversity Hot Spot
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the George Washington Bridge 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
George Washington Bridge Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Statue of Liberty 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
Statue of Liberty Transect
Illustration of a lake freighter
Freight: lake freighter
A marine protected area is a zone designated as a no-fishing or limited fishing or harvest area. This is a resource management practice that may be used when the marine resources are at risk due to human and natural activities such as over-fishing, habitat destruction, invasive species, and/or climate change.
Marine protected area
The queen conch is an important cultural and economic resource for Caribbean countries, but populations are in decline due primarily to overfishing and poaching.
Strombus gigas (Queen Conch)
A graph depicts the trend of increasing prorocentrum minimum levels since 1970 in the Chesapeake Bay.
Prorocentrum Minimum Levels since 1970
A graph depicts the increasingly high levels of hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay since 1970.
Trends in Hypoxic Volume Since 1970
Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) growing in Hidden Valley of Joshua Tree National Park.
Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Manatee in Port of the Islands, Florida.
Manatee
Illustration of a building with a green roof covered in vegetation, used to reduce heat and rainwater runoff in heavily urbanized areas.
Urban: green roof 3
Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) growing in a maple tree, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) in maple
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) on a tree, in Maryland.
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Illustration of adult Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn).
Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn) : adult
Hylotelephium telephioides, or commonly known as Alleghenny Stonecrop, an endemic rock outcrop species at Little Stoney Man. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Hylotelephium telephioides (Alleghenny Stonecrop)
Rock outcrops are home to specific rare species which can be hurt by trampling. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Rock outcrop
Rock outcrops are home to specific rare species which can be hurt by trampling. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Rock outcrop
Rock outcrops are home to specific rare species which can be hurt by trampling. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Rock outcrop
Solidago randii, commonly known as Rand's Goldenrod, an endemic rock outcrop species at Little Stoney Man. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Solidago randii (Rand's Goldenrod)
Illustration of Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter).
Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter)
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