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Zostera marina, or common eelgrass
Zostera marina (common eelgrass)
underwater footage of Epiphytes on Ludwigia polycarpa (False Loosestrife).
Epiphytes on Ludwigia polycarpa (False…
The Indian River Lagoon on the east coast of Florida is suffering from polluted water, algal blooms, seagrass losses, and fish kills.
Conceptual diagram of the key features of and…
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 conceptual diagram illustrates the current issues that bay subtidal and mudflat habitats face as well as the problems they are likely to face in the future as climate change impacts this ecosystem.
Effects of Climate Change on the Bay Subtidal and…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the current threats to native salt marsh species as well as the threats these species will face as their habitat is altered by climate change.
Effects of Climate Change on the Salt Marsh…
Illustration of dugong (Dugong dugon)
Dugong dugon (Dugong) 2
Conceptual diagram illustrating a stake with an attached roosting block placed in an area with damaged seagrasses. Roosting birds defecate into the water adding nutrients that stimulate seagrass growth and recovery across the damaged area.
Bird stake installation
Conceptual diagram illustrating how seagrass communities fix carbon from seawater using light energy from the sun and produce carbon sources that fuel the seagrass food web. leaves, detritus and animals exported from seagrass beds are a
Carbon fixation by seagrass communities
Conceptual diagram illustrating density and change in species of seagrasses in Florida Bay following long-term (left column) and short-term (right column) fertilization after the installation of bird roosting stakes in a turtle grass bed.
Change in seagrasses after bird stake installation
Conceptual diagram illustrating changes in seagrasses in Johnson Key Basin, Western Florida Bay, and the relative coverage of seagrass species.
Changes in seagrass in Johnson Key Basin
Conceptual diagram illustrating the spawning migration of a female lobster tagged on a patch reef. This bird's eye view shows that she traveled to the fore reef and returned to her den 4 days later (Scale is approximate).
Female lobster spawning migration
Conceptual diagram illustrating current and historical hydrological conditions of the zones in Florida Bay.
Florida Bay hydrological conditions
Conceptual diagram illustrating the contributing factors toward a healthy and eutrophic ecosystem.
Healthy vs. eutrophic ecosystem
Conceptual diagram illustrating the human energy pyramid on land and sea.
Human energy pyramid
Conceptual diagram illustrating nighttime foraging by lobsters. Lobsters are most active at night, leaving their den to look for food.
Lobster nighttime foraging
Conceptual diagram illustrating the causes of seagrass die-off in Florida Bay.
Model explaining seagrass die-off in Florida Bay
Conceptual diagram illustrating how phytoplankton blooms in eastern Florida Bay and southern Biscayne Bay were sustained through feedback loops among ecosystem components.
Phytoplankton bloom feedback loops
Conceptual diagram illustrating primary productivity within seagrass beds.
Primary productivity of seagrass beds
Conceptual diagram illustrating the generalized distribution of seagrass species with depth.
Seagrass distribution
Conceptual diagram illustrating the complex food web that a South Florida seagrass meadow supports.
Seagrass meadow food web
Conceptual diagram illustrating differences in nutrient transport between benthic algae and seagrasses.
Seagrass nutrient transport
Conceptual diagram illustrating a simplified seagrass food web showing several commercially important consumers.
Simplified seagrass food web
Conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic view of south Florida, including Miami and Biscayne Bay, showing physical connectivity of marine habitats and movement of life stages of grouper among habitat types.
South Florida adult habitat gradient
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