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607 results for "seagrass":

The Ohio River’s Split Personality (Blog Post)
...nclude people. But, do ecosystems necessarily include everything that people do? Ecologists talk about salt marshes and seagrass beds as ecosystems, understanding that they are contained within the larger coastal ecosystem. But, does the coastal ec...
The role of science in environmental management case studies along a population gradient (Blog Post)
...althy. On the other hand, soil erosion from roads and development lead to increased sedimentation, affecting mangroves, seagrasses, and corals. Hence, Palau has come to a crossroads— protecting its intact ecosystems or facing a scenario of costly r...
Tim Carruthers moves to Samoa (Blog Post)
...ntributed in virtually every aspect of IAN. Another contribution that Tim made was the formation and development of the Seagrass Trajectories working group , as part of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Tim was a key member...
Top ten animal symbols: Whales, bison, butterflies and frogs (Blog Post)
...tany group at the University of Queensland . Nearly a thousand dugong inhabit Moreton Bay, and they feed extensively on seagrass meadows. These manatee cousins are shy marine mammals and quite powerful swimmers. One of my favorite places in the ent...
Top ten bird symbols: Kookaburras, flamingos, geese and tropicbirds (Blog Post)
Top ten books about science that influenced my career (Blog Post)
... I was attracted to the book The Forest and the Sea because of the evocative title. I was studying the leaf canopies of seagrasses and became intrigued by comparisons with leaf canopies of forests, thus my interest in the title. What I found in rea...
Top ten fish and shellfish symbols: Sharks, rays, fish, crabs and lobster larvae (Blog Post)
...background color patterns vary. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, and as the cuttlefish swims over large patches of seagrasses, rocks, and sand, it changes color. These animals grow larger in the Mediterranean (one foot+) than the smaller Pacif...
Top ten human symbols: People, buildings and boats (Blog Post)
Top ten tree and shrub symbols: Cypress, agave, weeping willows and gums (Blog Post)
Twas the Weeks Before Christmas: Saying Goodbye to Nick DiPasquale (Blog Post)
...care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The oysters were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of seagrasses danced in their heads; And Nick in his chair, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap, When ou...
Two Guys and a Tinny: Conducting estuarine assessments (Blog Post)
... water, for example, that comprised each estuary. The biologists wanted maps of habitats, like mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass, soft bottom, etc. which often corresponded with the geological facies maps. The chemists wanted a longitudinal transec...
When to Go Big with Report Cards (Blog Post)
...Basin (left to right). Similarly, the Chesapeake Bay Report Card provides an overview of Bay water quality and critical seagrass habitat, as well as a fisheries index. Complimentary to the Chesapeake Bay Report Card, there are many smaller-scale, c...
2010 Maryland Coastal Bays report card (Enewsletter Article)
...Bays health is defined as the progress of four water quality indicators (TN, TP, Chl a , DO) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
A new Program Manager for IAN (Enewsletter Article)
...at North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia, with fiancee Courtney Schupp. ... Tim Carruthers has a background in seagrass research in Australia, Panama, and Mexico. Tim has worked with IAN since 2001 working on many regional, national, and i...
A vision for the Gulf of Mexico Report Card (Enewsletter Article)
... policy-makers, stakeholders, scientists, and, most importantly, the general public. The vision document uses birds and seagrass ecosystems as prototypes for two components of the report card. The Report Card prototype was unveiled on December 7 at...
AERS 70th anniversary conference (Enewsletter Article)
...lanie Jackson , a Marine Estuarine and Environmental Science student from Horn Point Laboratory, performed Bill's song "Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues" with the CERFtones....
An integrated assessment approach described in recent publication (Enewsletter Article)
...e used to create maps of each ecosystem health indicator (phytoplankton concentrations, nutrient levels, water clarity, seagrass distribution, harmful algal bloom distribution and sewage plumes mapped through stable isotope incorporation into bioin...
Annapolis, MD (Enewsletter Article)
Annapolis, MD ... In August 2020, IAN will be hosting the fourteenth biennial International Seagrass Biology Workshop (ISBW14). The conference's theme is "Signs of Success: Reversing the Course of Seagrass Degradation."...
Blog and Video Highlights (Enewsletter Article)
...inald V. Truitt in his own words: A visit to the Maryland Room archives In memory of Jay Zieman, University of Virginia seagrass ecologist Willamette River Report Card - I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...
Blog highlights from June (Enewsletter Article)
.... Visiting the Great Lakes to talk report cards and communication ideas Chesapeake Research and Modeling Symposium 2018 Seagrass recovery in Chesapeake Bay: A success for Chesapeake Bay research and restoration River Rally 2018...

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