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Conceptual diagram illustrating the generalized distribution of seagrass species with depth.
Seagrass distribution
Conceptual diagram illustrating the complex food web that a South Florida seagrass meadow supports.
Seagrass meadow food web
Conceptual diagram illustrating differences in nutrient transport between benthic algae and seagrasses.
Seagrass nutrient transport
Conceptual diagram illustrating a simplified seagrass food web showing several commercially important consumers.
Simplified seagrass food web
Conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic view of south Florida, including Miami and Biscayne Bay, showing physical connectivity of marine habitats and movement of life stages of grouper among habitat types.
South Florida adult habitat gradient
Conceptual diagram illustrating that Caribbean spiny lobsters are a key component of the marine ecosystem in south Florida as both predators and prey.
Spiny lobsters are key component of south Florida…
Diagram showing threats to the seagrasses and birds in the Gulf of Mexico.
Diagram showing threats to the seagrasses and…
Conceptual diagram illustrating different monitoring activities implemented on Assateague Island to track changing habitats. Monitoring activities - which are habitat specific - include water quality, seagrass area, salt marsh nekton survey, surface elevation table, plover nests and fledgling success, upland elevation change, shoreline rate of change, and beach topography.
Monitoring Activities to Track Changing Habitats…
Generic seagrass meadow
Seagrass meadow
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in the Choptank River
SAV bed in the Choptank
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in the Choptank River
SAV in the Choptank
Illustration of Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed)
Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed)
Illustration of Syringodium filiforme
Syringodium filiforme
Illustration of Thalassia testudinum (Turtlegrass)
Thalassia testudinum (Turtlegrass)
Conceptual diagram illustrating the changes that occur in an underwater ecosystem as the nutrient load increases.
Effect of nutrient loading on primary producers
Conceptual diagram illustrating the carbon cycle relative to waterways, and the organisms that live there.
The carbon cycle
Conceptual diagram illustrating the life cycle of the summer flounder in the Maryland Coastal Bays.
The life cycle of the summer flounder
Illustration of Marsilea spp. (Water Clover)
Marsilea spp. (Water Clover)
Illustration of Nuphar spp. (Yellow Waterlily)
Nuphar spp. (Yellow Waterlily)
Illustration of Sagittaria spp. (Arrowhead)
Sagittaria spp. (Arrowhead)
Illustration of Cymodocea rotundata
Cymodocea rotundata
Illustration of Cymodocea rotundata seeds
Cymodocea rotundata seeds
Illustration of Cymodocea serrulata
Cymodocea serrulata 1
Illustration of Cymodocea serrulata
Cymodocea serrulata 2
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