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A small reef made up of oysters
Crassostrea virginica (Oyster reef)
Illustration of Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed) with fruits
Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed) with fruit
Illustration of Halophila decipiens (Caribbean Seagrass) with fruits
Halophila decipiens (Caribbean seagrass) with…
Illustration of Halophila ovalis (Paddle weed) with fruit
Halophila ovalis (Paddle weed) with fruit
Common eelgrass with seeds
Zostera marina (Common eelgrass) with seeds
Illustration of a Brown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus Nigrofuscus)
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Brown Surgeonfish)
Illustration of a ball-style watering trough for livestock
Livestock watering system
Illustration of Limulus polyphemus (Horseshoe crab).
Limulus polyphemus (Horseshoe crab) 2
Map depicting an increase in C02 emissions from North America
Increased C02 emissions map
Leaning palm tree
Arecaceae (Palm tree) 3
Burmese python
Python bivittatus (Burmese python)
Muskrat attepting to mate with a female in shallow water.
Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) mating attempt
This three panel triptych illustrates historical, predevelopment conditions in the North Central United States, in comparison to the current state, and future trajectory of land and water use. Historically, the region adapted and rebounded from droughts, however, with human use and climate change, the resilience of the North Central United States against drought is reaching an unknown state.
Historical, predevelopment conditions in the…
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 the changes to the Alaska boreal forest due to climate change and ecological drought.
The impacts and changes to the boreal forest due…
An icon representing degraded water quality.
Degraded water quality
Saltwater intrudes into freshwater, a problem often affiliated with excess coastal groundwater extraction.
Saltwater intrusion
An icon representing water quality.
Water quality
Icon representing a cold front.
Cold Front
The mantis shrimp is a crustacean with a flattened, segmented body and praying mantis-like claws. It burrows within muddy flats along the shoreline of the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay. Mantis shrimp eat live fish, crabs, worms and shrimp, including other mantis shrimp. They are aggressive, violent predator, using their sharp claws to spear or slice through prey with a quick, slashing motion.
Mantis Shrimp (Squilla empusa)
The Arctic coastlines are highly variable, can be stable or extremely dynamic, and are the site of most of the human activity that occurs at high latitudes. Extraction of natural resources occurs in many locations around the Arctic Ocean creating the need for port facilities and the potential for pollution. These pressures are only likely to increase with time.
Human Dimension in the Arctic coastal zone
Wind
Weather: wind 3
A waterbird species found in coastal northern Australia. The adult Magpie goose has black and white feathers, a long neck and a cranial knob (smaller in females). They also have orange legs with partly webbed feet, and a red beak with a white hook on the end which assists them in probing for food. The Northern Territory holds the largest populations and breeding areas of the Magpie goose with an estimated population of over 2 million individuals.
Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Goose) 2
Illustration of clouds with rain falling down
Weather: rain 2
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