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This diagram shows the values and indicators used in the Orinoco River Basin report card.
Orinoco River Basin values
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Ecosystem report cards act as the ultimate synthesis tool for communicating vast amounts of information relevant to the general public and policy decision-makers. This pyramid shows where report cards fit within the spectrum of information density and information synthesis.
Information spectrum for ecosystem report cards
The sequence of events leading to record harmful algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon ecosystem in March 2016. Over 100 tons of fish were killed.
A deadly sequence of events in Florida
Conceptual diagram illustrating ecosystem characteristics along the Verrazano Bridge Transect. Source: New York Harbor: Resilience in the face of four centuries of development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.06.004
Verrazano Bridge Transect
The banded flutterer dragonfly is found along the north and east coasts of Australia as well as Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. They prefer still or slow-running waters, and glide or flutter their wings slowly. They can change speed and direction suddenly when flight.
Rhyothemis graphiptera (Banded Flutterer)
The mantis shrimp is a crustacean with a flattened, segmented body and praying mantis-like claws. It burrows within muddy flats along the shoreline of the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay. Mantis shrimp eat live fish, crabs, worms and shrimp, including other mantis shrimp. They are aggressive, violent predator, using their sharp claws to spear or slice through prey with a quick, slashing motion.
Mantis Shrimp (Squilla empusa)
The species, also known commonly as a clown featherback fish, occurs in Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, and Cambodia. It has been introduced to Myanmar and the Philippines for aquaculture. Juveniles are popular in the aquarium trade and large fish are popular for public aquaria. In some parts of the Philippines, its introduction is wreaking havoc on the local fishing industry.
Chitala ornata (Clown knifefish)
Oryza meridionalis is a wild rice indigenous to Australia. It is found at edges of freshwater lagoons, temporary pools, and swamps.
Oryza meridionalis (Wild rice)
Illustration of Esox lucius (Northern Pike)
Esox lucius (Northern Pike)
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Freight: lake freighter
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Typical house design found on Caribbean islands.
Caribbean house
Unsustainable development and overfishing threaten Belize's coral reefs.
Belize coral reefs in jeopardy
The degraded coral reefs of Mexico's east coast need clean, clear water to survive.
Coral reefs of Mexico are in jeopardy
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