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This diagram shows the features, values, and threats for Guanabara Bay and its watershed, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Guanabara Bay Values and Threats
Badlands National Park sits upon highly erodible sedimentary rocks that form distinctive pinnacles, gullies and spires. Threats to the park include illegal fossiling and the invasion of weeds and non-native grasses.
Badlands National Park
Human impacts to Fort Union Trading Post include loss of native grass species, invasive plants and reduced river flow. Methods such as prescribed fire and the planting of native species have been used to restore and protect the site.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site…
Some of the most common threats to the national parks ecosystems include those to quality of air, quality and quantity of available water, and the parks native species. Prescribed fire is used to prevent uncontrolled forest fires and to reduce the growth of nonnative species.
Generic Resources and Threats to the Northern…
While Jewel Cave is currently in pristine condition there are several threats that could potential damage this site. These threats include the pollution of ground water that seeps into the cave at various points and visitor impacts.
Jewel Cave National Monument Threats and Features
While industrialization and urbanization have had a negative environmental impact on the Ohio River today several organizations are working together to combined economic and development opportunities with recreational and ecosystem goals. Diagram from
Main Threats and Key Features of the Ohio River…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the main threats and key features of the Upper-Mississippi River Sub-Basin. Some of these threats include harmful algal blooms, power plants and urban centers. Diagram from
Main Threats and Key Features of the Upper…
The Lower Mississippi River Basin supports a diversity of uses, dependent upon both natural and human engineered systems. This conceptual diagram illustrates the main threats and key features of the river basin.
Threats and Features of the Lower Mississippi…
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Polar inshore regions developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Polar Inshore Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Polar Offshore Ecosystems developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Polar Offshore Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Temperate Rocky Reef Ecosystems developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Temperate Rocky Reef Ecosystem Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Temperate Salt Marsh developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Temperate Salt Marsh Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Temperate Seagrass Ecosystems developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Temperate Seagrass Ecosystems Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Temperate Upwelling Ecosystems developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Temperate Upwelling Ecosystem Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Tropical Coral Reefs developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Tropical Coral Reef Ecosystem Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Tropical Estuarine regions developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Tropical Estuarine Ecosystem Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Tropical Mangrove Ecosystem Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Tropical Seagrass habitats developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Tropical Seagrass Ecosystems Habitat Summary
Conceptual diagram of habitats in Tropical Soft Sediment developed as part of the LOICZ project to look at Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone
Tropical Soft Sediment Habitat Summary

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