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Several connections were made at the Lower Mississippi River Basin workshops. These connections will be used to develop a basin-wide report card for the watershed.
Lower Mississippi Workshop Connections
Conceptual diagram illustrating the important ecological functions that mangroves provide to the marine environment.
Mangrove ecological functions
Business colleagues at a planning meeting.
Business: planning meeting
Business colleagues shaking hands.
Business colleagues
A female flight attendant.
Hospitality: flight attendant
The ocean provides a wealth of services that directly benefit human well-being. Over half the worlds population lives within 100 miles of a coastline, and 20 of the 30 largest cities in the world are coastal. There is increasing access to remote areas, and there are important connections between human well-being and the marine environment. The most widely recognized marine ecosystem services are discussed.
Ecosystem services of the ocean
A commercial floating pile driver provides services for waterfront properties that have docks, boat lifts, or riprap.
Commercial pile driver
A commercial floating pile driver provides services for waterfront properties that have docks, boat lifts, or riprap.
Commercial pile driver
Intact wetlands of coastal Louisiana
Cypress swamp
Flood protection barrier sout east of Houma in coastal Louisiana
Flood protection levee
Oil gas extraction rig amongs eroding wetlands looking towards the Gulf, south east of Houma in coastal Louisiana
Oil gas extraction rig in coastal Louisiana
shrimp boat
Shrimp boat coastal Louisiana
shrimp boat
Shrimp boat coastal Louisiana
Illustration of a small corner store
Retail: corner store

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