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A shore of the Magothy River, in Maryland, USA
Magothy River
Island on the Magothy River in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Magothy River
Illustration of a healthy stream ecosystem with ephemeral pools.
Stream 3D: healthy
Illustration of a stream with stream bank erosion, poor water quality, and poor air quality.
Stream 3D: unhealthy
Conceptual diagram illustrating the ecosystem of the southern portion of the Florida peninsula.
South Florida peninsula habitat
Conceptual diagram illustrating what a waterfront owner can do to protect their property from climate change. Existing structures can be elevated in low-lying areas, and eco-friendly living shorelines can be implemented, to lessen climate change effects like flooding.
Elevation and Living Shoreline
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…
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
The ocean provides a wealth of services that directly benefit human well-being. Over half the worlds population lives within 100 miles of a coastline, and 20 of the 30 largest cities in the world are coastal. There is increasing access to remote areas, and there are important connections between human well-being and the marine environment. The most widely recognized marine ecosystem services are discussed.
Ecosystem services of the ocean
The town of Landshut, Germany lies along the River Isar, a tributary of the Danube River.
Landshut on the River Isar
Oysters growing on rocks near marsh and shore.
Oysters growing along rocks
Isar River, Germany
A buffer of marsh accreting from shore.
Marsh buffer
The rocky intertidal zone of Cadiz, Spain.
Intertidal zone of Cadiz, Spain
Budapeast is situated along the banks of the Danube River.
Budapest on the Danube River
A golf course is adjacent to hardened shoreline in Ocean Pines, Maryland. An Oyster Gardener grows oysters in a Taylor float nearby (foreground).
Golf course at Ocean Pines
A fort directly on the coast of Cadiz, in Andalucia, Spain provided defense.
Coastal fort
A fort at Cadiz, in Andalucia, Spain.
Fort at Cadiz
Oysters and macroalgae cover the rocks along the Battery in downtown Charleston, South Carolina
Oysters and algae on rocks
Rocky coastline of Maui
Rocky coast of Maui
small dam along the River Isar, Lanshut, Germany
Dam along the River Isar, Germany
The town of Landshut along the River Isar
Landshut on the River Isar
The town of Landshut along the River Isar
Landshut on the River Isar
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