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Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is the most common shrub in the areas behind the ocean dunes and protected from salt spray. It is an evergreen whose berries are eaten by tree swallows and myrtle warblers, and that provides cover for small rodents and rabbits.
Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle)
Conceptual diagram illustrating how nutrient availability, which decreases as you move further offshore, determines the location of algae and seagrasses.
Nutrient availability influences algae and…
Conceptual diagram illustrating potential impacts of sea-level rise on mangrove dominated shorelines.
Potential inundation of mangroves by sea-level…
Conceptual diagram illustrating primary productivity within seagrass beds.
Primary productivity of seagrass beds
Conceptual diagram illustrating the inverse relationship between the size of plants and their growth rates and nutrient requirements.
Relationship between plant size, nutrient…
Front view illustration of a gasoline pump.
Retail: gasoline pump
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 the sources, transport, and cycling of inorganic mercury and methylmercury to the marine environment.
Sources, transport, and cycling of inorganic…
Conceptual diagram illustrating the structure of a coral polyp.
Structure of a coral polyp
Conceptual diagram illustrating changes due to the warming of the atmosphere. The average temperature on Earth has been increasing for many years, caused by increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Rising temperatures lead to a number of changes around the world.
Atmosphere Warming Changes
Bald cypress knees in algae.
Bald Cypress Knees
Diagram showing features of and threats to Darwin Harbour.
Diagram showing features of and threats to Darwin…
This diagram provides the framework for a science-based, policy-relevant, environmental health report card.
Conceptual framework for an environmental report…
Business colleagues at a planning meeting.
Business: planning meeting
Illustration of Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) 1
Illustration of Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) 2
Illustration of Cicindela dorsalis media (Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle)
Cicindela dorsalis media (Eastern Beach Tiger…
Illustration of Cantharellus cibarius (Golden Chanterelle), and edible fungus that grows in mossy coniferous forests
Cantharellus cibarius (Golden Chanterelle)
Illustration of Lobaria pulmonaria, a large epiphytic lichen consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algal partner living together in a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium.
Lobaria pulmonaria
Illustration of traditional Pacific Island Chamorro canoe.
Chamorro canoe
Illustration of Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo)
Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo)
Illustration of Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas Tree Worms)
Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas Tree Worms) 1
Illustration of Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas Tree Worms)
Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas Tree Worms) 2
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