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Conceptual diagram illustrating saltwater intrusion on barrier islands due to climate change. As sea-level rises, ocean saltwater travels underground until it reaches the fresh groundwater in the mixing zone.
Saltwater Intrusion on Barrier Islands
The rocky intertidal zone of Cadiz, Spain.
Intertidal zone of Cadiz, Spain
Illustration of volatile organic compounds
Volatile organic compounds
Illustration of perched water table
Perched water table
Conceptual diagram illustrating how changes in water quality affect different zones of a waterway.
How water quality influences different zones in a…
One approach to the development of better coastal and marine policy and management is the concept of marine managed areas (MMAs). A MMA is an area of ocean, or combination of land and ocean, where human activities are managed toward common goals. MMAs are a form of ecosystem-based management, where all elements of a particular system are considered together. When the principles of a marine managed area are fully implemented, the resulting benefits to both the environment and humans can be optimized.
Marine managed areas
'ohi'a in Hawaiian
ohia buds (Metrosideros polymorpha)
Aerial view of tidal marsh, creek, forest and farmlands of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
winter flyover
Illustration of Indonesian zone marker for fishing
Indonesian zone marker
Conceptual diagram illustrating the factors that drive the local climate change.
Climate drivers
Conceptual Diagram illustrating the process that creates low oxygen levels in an estuary.
Hypoxia
Conceptual diagram illustrating the affects of climate change on the habitat of striped bass in a coastal/marine ecosystem.
Squeeze Zone for Striped Bass
Illustration of habitat management
Habitat management
Farming on the Eastern Shore. Showing bare soil and a riparian buffer (grass and trees) used to reduce sediment and nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay.
Riparian buffer zone on the Eastern Shore
Over-application of herbicides and pesticides on farm fields can result in excess toxins and nutrients reaching the waterways.
Trappe, MD, June 30, 2005
The application of an herbicide on a farm field
The combination of property owners removing riverfront vegetation and passing boat wakes, both commercial and recreational, can lead to bank erosion and the collapse of soil and trees into the waterways.
Riverbank erosion, causing soil and vegetation to…
Illustration of high air quality level
Air quality: high
Illustration of low air quality level
Air quality: low
Illustration of medium air quality level
Air quality: medium
Illustration of coastal zone management sign
Coastal zone management
Illustration of no take zone sign
No take zone
Illustration of coastline base with intertidal zone
Coastline 2D: intertidal zone
Illustration of high ozone concentration
Concentration: high ozone
Illustration of intermittent ozone concentration
Concentration: intermittent ozone
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