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    601 results for "seagrass":

    • Jon Lefcheck
      ...check ... Jon Lefcheck is a community ecologist, biodiversity scientist, and statistician with an enduring affinity for seagrasses. He has worked in systems as diverse as coral reefs, mangroves, salt marshes, oyster reefs, and deep-sea hydrothermal...
    • 2010 Maryland Coastal Bays report card
      ...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...
    • 2011 Maryland Coastal Bays report card
      ...water quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phoshorus, Chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2012 Maryland Coastal Bays report card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2013 Maryland Coastal Bays report card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2014 Maryland Coastal Bays report card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2015 Maryland Coastal Bays report card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2016 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...uality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll  a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2017 Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2018 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. In past years, the six indicators were combi...
    • 2019-2020 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2021 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...ss of four water quality indicators (nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clam) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The Coastal Bays had an overall score of C+,...
    • 2022 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2022 Severn River Report Card
      ...rn River improved from 2021 to 2022, rising from a D+ to a C-. This report card focuses on the recovery of Severn River seagrasses, which very nearly received a passing grade. Aerial surveys of submerged aquatic vegetation by the Virginia Institute...
    • 2023 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
      ...ater quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a , dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one ove...
    • 2023 Severn River Report Card
      ... Severn River rose to a 77% (C+), compared ot a 72% (C-) in 2022. This change is driven by the recovery of Severn River seagrasses. The report card also discusses the progress of oyster restoration in the Severn River. Higher-than-average salinity...
    • A comparative analysis of ecosystem-based adaptation and engineering options for Lami Town, Fiji
      ...tional benefits beyond solely reducing the identified threat. For example, key habitats such as coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, and forests offer natural protection from storms, and also provide ecosystem services, supporting fisheries and tour...
    • A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems
      A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems ... Seagrasses, marine flowering plants, have a long evolutionary history but are now challenged with rapid environmental changes as...
    • A vision for the Gulf of Mexico Report Card
      ... 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...
    • Adapting to climate change
      ...on climate change effects in particular. The Verde Island Passage has highly diverse coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows, as well as millions of people who rely on the health and sustainability of the marine resources for their live...
    • Adapting to climate change
      ...in particular on climate change effects. The Verde Island Passage has highly diverse coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows, as well as millions of people who rely on the health and sustainability of the marine resources for their live...
    • AMAMO2023 and J-COAST (Japanese Translation)
      ...rence and meeting hosted at the Sasikawa Peace Foundation. While there, team members listened to and presented talks on seagrass, blue carbon, science communication, and the COAST Card Project. They visited various places around Tokyo that are of i...
    • AMAMO2023 and J-COAST Newsletter
      ...rence and meeting hosted at the Sasikawa Peace Foundation. While there, team members listened to and presented talks on seagrass, blue carbon, science communication, and the COAST Card Project. They visited various places around Tokyo that are of i...
    • An economic analysis of ecosystem-based adaptation and engineering options for climate change adaptation in Lami Town, Republic of the Fiji Islands
      ...tional benefits beyond solely reducing the identified threat. For example, key habitats such as coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, and forests offer natural protection from storms, and also provide ecosystem services, supporting fisheries and tour...
    • Anthropogenic, Direct Pressures on Coastal Wetlands
      ...ustainability of the wetlands. There are also changes in the state of the ecology, such as loss of saltmarsh plants and seagrasses, and mangrove trees, in tropical wetlands. Changes in the structure and function of the wetland ecosystems affect eco...