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This diagram depicts the stream impacts of landscape modifications in the watershed of the Upper Potomac River.
Upper Potomac Headwaters Conceptual Diagram
An icon target symbol
Biodiversity Hot Spot
The species, also known commonly as a clown featherback fish, occurs in Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, and Cambodia. It has been introduced to Myanmar and the Philippines for aquaculture. Juveniles are popular in the aquarium trade and large fish are popular for public aquaria. In some parts of the Philippines, its introduction is wreaking havoc on the local fishing industry.
Chitala ornata (Clown knifefish)
The diagram lists potential indicators for the Ohio River Basin that were generated at the workshop. The goals listed in this diagram are representative of the things people value in the Ohio River Basin watershed.
Potential Indicators for the Ohio River Basin
The lined seahorse lives in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as Canada and as far south as the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela. It swims in an erect position and uses its dorsal and pectoral fins for guidance while swimming. Lined seahorses feed mainly on minute crustaceans and brine shrimp, which they suck in through their snout.
Hippocampus erectus (Lined Seahorse)
Illustration of drinking water from treatment plant off-take
Drinking water
Illustration to depict fertilizer
Fertilizer
Illustration of a flower pot, or seedlings.
Flower pot
Conceptual diagram illustrating the critical habitat that mangroves provide for a variety of animals.
Mangroves provide critical habitat
Illustration of Epinephelus tukula (Potato Cod)
Epinephelus tukula (Potato Cod)
David holds a frothing blue crab found in a ghost crab pot.
David caught a frothing crab
Blossoms form during spring near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Blossoms at Harper's Ferry
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
Water flows yield small rapids over rocks near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Spring water flows at Harper's Ferry
Kayakers recreate among rocks near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Kayaking at Harper's Ferry
Illustration of Sillaginodes punctata (King George Whiting)
Sillaginodes punctata (King George Whiting)
Ghost crab pot (lacking a marker buoy) recovered in Maryland's Coastal Bays. Ghost fishing results in a number of mortalities for fish, blue crabs, and other estuarine or marine organisms.
Ghost crab pot
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
A scraggy island sits in the middle of the river near the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.
Island in the river at Harper's Ferry
Kayakers recreate near the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers at Harper's Ferry National Park, West Virginia
Kayaking among the rocks
Erosional forces from the river have exposed these roots near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry
Exposed root structure
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
This disused lock system for the canal is found near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Lock system for canal at Harper's Ferry
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
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