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orange sunset over a beach with various waterbirds flying overhead.
Sunset over the Pacific
Small timelapse of a river in Australia, river name unknown.
Small Time-lapse of Australian river
water gently lapping against a quiet beach.
Water lapping against the shore
Story waters break against rock jetty in Chesapeake basin.
Stormy waters by jetty
Close up of waves rolling on a dark beach with a branch.
Waves
waves rolling against a sandy beach
Waves 2
Photo of wetlands in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
Everglades Royal Palm
White Ibis in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
White Ibis fishing
White Ibis in the Everglades at Royal Palm Visitor Center.
White Ibis in the Everglades, Florida
At an Aug 2016 report card workshop in Sisal Mexico, scientists and representatives from the local government and private sector assembled to begin the process of developing an ecosystem health assessment of the Yucatan State coastline. This map diagram reflects the three possible ecosystem health indicators (biodiversity, habitat, and water) chosen by workshop participants and their preliminary qualitative assessment of the condition of those indicators.
A preliminary qualitative assessment of ecosystem…
At an Aug 2016 report card workshop in Sisal Mexico, scientists and representatives from the local government and private sector assembled to begin the process of developing an ecosystem health assessment of the Yucatan State coastline. This map diagram shows the approximate locations of the natural resources and human activities in this region.
The natural resources and human activities of the…
At an Aug 2016 report card workshop in Sisal Mexico, scientists and representatives from the local government and private sector assembled to begin the process of developing an ecosystem health assessment of the Yucatan State coastline. This diagram reflects the group consensus of the ecological values of and threats to this region.
The Yucatan State Coast of Mexico has an…
Conceptual diagrams illustrating four east-west transects across the Maryland Coastal Bays to provide insights into the features of the Bays.
Maryland Coastal Bays conceptual diagrams
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the George Washington Bridge Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
George Washington Bridge Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Midtown Manhattan Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Midtown Manhattan Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Statue of Liberty Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Statue of Liberty Transect
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Verrazano Bridge Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Verrazano Bridge Transect
The Arctic coastlines are highly variable, can be stable or extremely dynamic, and are the site of most of the human activity that occurs at high latitudes. Extraction of natural resources occurs in many locations around the Arctic Ocean creating the need for port facilities and the potential for pollution. These pressures are only likely to increase with time.
Human Dimension in the Arctic coastal zone
A 2D cross-section of US topography, from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.
Coast to coast USA 2D
Goose and duck hunters build these blinds on the calm waterways of Chesapeake Bay tributaries.
Duck blind
Tree roots are underminded by wave action and eventually succumb while the shoreline is eroded.
Eroded shoreline with tree snags
Stone rip-rap installed by the property owners in an attempt to prevent shoreline erosion. Hardened edges along the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers reduces natural shoreline habitat that fish and other marine animals depend on for food and shelter.
Hardened shoreline prevents erosion
The oldest type of net used by the Chesapeake Bay watermen is called a pound net. Wooden stakes are pushed into the bottom of the Bay, spaced apart in a line that runs across the tide. Nets are strung between the stakes and along the bottom of the river, making a fish trap. In late February the pound netter starts to put in the stakes. By the middle of March he will set his nets and start fishing. Each day the waterman goes out to the pound net and scoops the fish out with a hand net. He will not remove the pound net, except for many repairs, until November.
Pound net
A graph depicts the low oxygen levels and high ammonium concentrations in 2005 that caused large algae blooms. This put more stress on the ecosystem, resulting in the fish kill.
2005 Corsica River Fish Kill
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