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Sediment slurries in triplicate were mixed and flasks were capped to trap gases released during denitrification
Sediment slurries
Multiple impacts threaten the natural resources of the Verde Island Passage. Human activity and natural threats include overfishing, destructive and illegal fishing practices, unsustainable coastal development, unsustainable land use practices, and natural disasters. Climate change threats include increased sea surface temperature, sea level rise, increased storm frequency and intensity, increased rainfall, and ocean acidification.
Threats to the marine resources of the Verde…
Cages for oyster biological indicators are messy with sediment and fouling after deployment
Messy cages
Illustration of perched water table
Perched water table
Illustration of river base with foothills and sandy riverbed
River 3D: foothills and sandy riverbed
Illustration of box corer
Box corer
Illustration of core logger
Core logger
Conceptual diagram illustrating a mathematical model which represents nitrogen inputs and exports in coastal bays.
Nitrogen exchange in a coastal bay
Conceptual diagram illustrating the nitrogen cycle, relative to waterways. The nitrogen cycle is very complex and involves many transformations.
The nitrogen cycle
Conceptual diagram illustrating the inputs and processes that are a part of the phosphorus cycle.
The phosphorus cycle
Illustration of sediment trap
Sediment trap
Sediments dredged up by this anchor hint at the salt marsh composition of the detritus and sediments.
Sediments dredged by a boat anchor
On the SE end of the island is a revegetation study site for determining the impact of feral livestock on local vegetation.
Feral goats of St. Kitts
On the SE end of the island is a revegetation study site for determining the impact of feral livestock on local vegetation.
Grazer exclusion sign at study site on St. Kitts
On the SE end of the island is a revegetation study site for determining the impact of feral livestock on local vegetation.
Revegetation site
Conceptual diagram illustrating the long term restoration goals in the Chesapeake Bay, USA.
Chesapeake Bay restoration goals
Illustration of sediment particles
Sediment
Diagram showing how land clearing and development in the Ngerikiil watershed is causing erosion into Airai Bay, where the sediment smothers seagrasses and corals.
Diagram showing how land clearing and development…
Diagram showing how land use on Babeldaob Island affects the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Diagram showing how land use on Babeldaob Island…
Diagram showing how the Compact Road on Babeldaob has increase access and transport around the island, leading to increased impacts in the watersheds.
Diagram showing how the Compact Road on Babeldaob…
Looking across the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River.
Conowingo Dam, Susquehanna River
Looking downstream towards Chesapeake Bay from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River.
Conowingo Dam, Susquehanna River
Looking downstream towards Chesapeake Bay from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River.
Conowingo Dam, Susquehanna River
Looking downstream towards Chesapeake Bay from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River.
Conowingo Dam, Susquehanna River
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