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A summary of the Orinoco River Basin Report Card project in Colombia.
Orinoco River Basin — A Report Card Collaboration…
Unsustainable development and overfishing threaten Belize's coral reefs.
Belize coral reefs in jeopardy
The degraded coral reefs of Mexico's east coast need clean, clear water to survive.
Coral reefs of Mexico are in jeopardy
Best management practices are needed from the ridge to the reef for healthy coastal zones and positive social wellbeing.
The coastal areas of Guatemala are impacted by…
The reduction of impacts and threats to the coastal ecosystem of Honduras benefits both humans and coral reefs.
The current features of and threats to the…
Excess nutrients will result in increased chlorophyll and turbidity, limiting the amount of light that reaches benthic sediment. Light is essential for healthy submerged aquatic vegetation growth.
Light and Dark Conditions Impact on Submerged…
Unhealthy tree due to deer damage, in Maryland.
Unhealthy tree due to deer damage
Illustration of a healthy stream ecosystem with ephemeral pools.
Stream 3D: healthy
Illustration of a stream with stream bank erosion, poor water quality, and poor air quality.
Stream 3D: unhealthy
Conceptual diagram illustrating a healthy coral reef ecosystem (left) and a biologically stressed coral reef ecosystem (right). Arrows indicate consumption or other negative impact to life corals.
Healthy vs. biologically stressed coral reef…
Triptych comparison of a river mouth, showing a pristine environment (left) with subsequent sediment, nutrients, and toxin inputs leading to an unhealthy and unproductive environment with a hardened shoreline (right).
Estuary 3D: River Mouth Triptych
Illustration of bleached Acropora cervicornis (antler coral).
Acropora cervicornis: bleached
Illustration of bleached Porites lobata (lobe coral).
Porites lobata: bleached
Illustration of a coastline with a natural, unmodified shoreline.
Coastline 3D: natural shoreline
3D comparison of a healthy vs eutrophic river system.
River 3D: comparison healthy vs eutrophic
Diagram illustrating how restoration of riparian forest buffers helps recycle nutrients and improve water quality.
Riparian forest buffers

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