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An icon symbol of a buoy marking the boundary of a marine protected area.
Marine Access Limited
The wild turkey is the the same species as the domestic turkey, a large poultry bird that was domesticated by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago. Turkey meat is a popular form of poultry, and domestic turkeys are raised throughout temperate parts of the world as livestock.
Meleagris gallopavo (Wild turkey)
The black sea urchin, also called a long-spined sea urchin, is the most abundant and important herbivore on the coral reefs of the western Atlantic and Caribbean basin. When the population of these sea urchins is at a healthy level, they are the main grazers which prevent algae overgrowth of the reef.
Diadema antillarum (black sea urchin)
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)
The degraded coral reefs of Mexico's east coast need clean, clear water to survive.
Coral reefs of Mexico are in jeopardy
White fish in murky green water nearby illegal shrimp pen. In Chilika Lake, active shrimp pens and abandoned nets trap sediment and kill juvenile fish.
Illegal shrimp pens
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
A conceptual diagram illustrates the factors that can stimulate the growth of harmful algal blooms in brackish rivers and how these blooms can negatively impact other species within the ecosystem.
Algal Bloom Causation and Impacts in Brackish…
A graph shows the relationship between nitrogen levels and the brown tide cell concentrations in Maryland's Chesapeake and Coastal Bays.
Aureococcus Anophagefferens Blooms and Nitrogen…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the factors that cause brown tide algae blooms to occur in high magnitudes and what impacts these blooms have on the rest of the ecosystem.
Causes and Impacts of Brown Tide Algal Blooms
An image depicts a rain garden, which is a bed of vegetation planted for the specific purpose of retaining rainwater and limiting runoff.
Rain Gardens as a Key Stewardship Behavior
A conceptual diagram illustrates the key features of the Chesapeake Bay watershed as well as the inputs that stimulate eutrophication and the symptoms of eutrophication.
The Causes and Effects of Eutrophication
A map depicts the general distribution of several of Maryland's common harmful algal blooms, in the Chesapeake and Coastal Bays.
The Distributions of Common Harmful Algal Blooms…
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…
As land use in the Chilika Lake area changes from forest to settlements and paddy agriculture sewage, and fertilizer and pesticides runoff increases into the Lake. This extra nutrient input results in algae blooms that float and sit on the bottom.
Chilika Lake Pollution Pressure
Gutters and downspouts installed onto buildings direct rainwater from roofs to rain gardens. Plants with deep root systems encourage stormwater infiltration and absorbs excess nutrient runoff.
Multiple Benefits of Rain Gardens
Illustration for total nitrogen
Total nitrogen (TN)
Discarded tires and trash in Chesapeake Bay.
Pollution in the water
Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) growing in Hidden Valley of Joshua Tree National Park.
Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia), endemic to the Southwestern United States, near Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park.
Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia)
Pollution in Chesapeake Bay.
Tires in the water
Illustration to depict fertilizer
Fertilizer
Illustration indicating total organic carbon (TOC)
Total organic carbon (TOC)
Conceptual diagram illustrating tabulated Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
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