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Conceptual diagram illustrating the ecosystem of south Florida which includes such unique natural habitats as the Everglades, Big Cypress Swamp, Ten Thousand Islands, and tropical coral reefs.
South Florida habitats
Illustration of a 3D estuary, with braided river and mudflat.
Estuary 3D: braided river and mudflat
Illustration of a 2D coastline with nearshore reef.
Coastline 2D: nearshore reef
Illustration of a 3D watershed with braided river, continental islands, coral reef, and beach
Watershed 3D: river mouth, continental islands…
Illustration of a 3D watershed with river mouth, continental islands, coral reef, and beach
Watershed 3D: river mouth, continental islands…
Triptych comparison of a river mouth, showing a pristine environment (left) with subsequent sediment, nutrients, and toxin inputs leading to an unhealthy and unproductive environment with a hardened shoreline (right).
Estuary 3D: River Mouth Triptych
Comparison illustration of sea level rise in an estuary, showing shoreline erosion, immersion, and changes within the river mouth.
Estuary 3D: Sea-level rise diptych
Illustration of an estuary with a braided river mouth.
Estuary 3D: braided river mouth
3D illustration of a watershed, with a braided river, mudflat, beach, rocky headlands, and seastack.
Watershed 3D: river mouth, mudflat, beach, and…
First annual release of the Maryland's Coastal Bays Report Card. These sensitive coastal lagoons received an overall grade of C+ for 2008. Scientists, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, National Parks Service, state and local politicians, other dignitaries, and the general public gathered to hear the assessment which was based on water quality and other monitoring data and disseminated widely through various media. The Report Card was a collaboration between several entities, including the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, IAN, EcoCheck, and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program.
Bill gets interviewed
Water quality monitoring fieldwork in Maryland's Coastal Bays
Fieldwork in Maryland's Coastal Bays
The killdeer is the most widespread of all California shorebirds, but ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, as well as the West Indies and Peru. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Purple sea urchin can grow up to 3 inches (7 cm) across and are found in the Pacific from Vancouver Island to Isla Cedra, Baja California and are prey to sea otters (among others). Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Skillet fish are commonly found among oyster shells and reefs. This was found during water quality monitoring fieldwork in Maryland's Coastal Bays
Skilletfish found among oyster shells in…
Sea lions noisily drape themselves on the jetty rocks that protect Monterey's harbor
Lazy sea lions
Illustration of an Indonesian fishing village
Fishing village (Indonesia)
Collecting water samples in Maryland's Coastal Bays
Collecting water samples
Ghost crab pot (lacking a marker buoy) recovered in Maryland's Coastal Bays. Ghost fishing results in a number of mortalities for fish, blue crabs, and other estuarine or marine organisms.
Ghost crab pot
A Taylor float is used for Oyster Gardening for oyster restoration. The PVC tubing allows these oysters to grow near the surface of the water, above water that is potentially hypoxic (with little oxygen) or anoxic (no oxygen).
Taylor float for oyster gardening
The rocky intertidal zone of Cadiz, Spain.
Intertidal zone of Cadiz, Spain
An old fort along the coast of Cadiz provided defense, while highrises and resorts in the background provide recreation.
Old and new coastal development
Wetlands and forest surround much of Johnson Bay
Johnson Bay
Views of wetlands along the boardwalk in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Water quality monitoring fieldwork in Maryland's Coastal Bays
Fieldwork in Maryland's Coastal Bays
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