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    604 results for "seagrass":

    • Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card 2016
      ... This event was scheduled a little later than usual due to some data processing holdups. In addition, aerial surveys of seagrasses could not be conducted in the summer of 2016 due to bad weather conditions. Fortunately, aerial surveys were conducte...
    • More lessons on how to synthesize science
      ...ntists to synthesis efforts would help build our capacity. Bob Orth and I included a couple of graduate students in our Seagrass Trajectories synthesis efforts at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and they proved to be some...
    • More Randy Alberte memories
      ...ently. I think that he would have appreciated these enduring connections. Randy Alberte snorkeling over Bill Dennison's seagrass research site A major factor in my decision to come to The University of Chicago was the cohort of Alberte graduate stu...
    • Moreton Bay and Catchment
      ... to print some fifteen years ago, if we could add a dedication at the front of the book, it would be to Jack Greenwood. Seagrass species composition in grazed and ungrazed areas of Moreton Bay. ... Bill Dennison...
    • Moreton Bay Research Station
      ...ook an hour to get from the university to Cleveland, and then another hour to drive the boat across the bay to the vast seagrass meadows on the Amity, Moreton and Wanga Wallen Banks, half the day was used up commuting. By being based on Stradbroke...
    • Moreton Bay seagrasses after the flood
      Moreton Bay seagrasses after the flood ... Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers conduct regular surveys of seagrasses and Lyngbya majuscula (a cyanobacterium that has been blooming in Moreton Bay for over a decade). I was able to tag a...
    • Moreton Bay, Australia: Environmental Literacy
      ...ton Bay is a shallow productive embayment formed by large sand barrier islands on the east coast of Australia Extensive seagrass meadows support large populations of green sea turtles and dugong The Moreton Bay watershed has an extensive network of...
    • My four decade friendship with Susan Williams
      ...me to Woods Hole to work with me on a proposal. We co-authored a proposal to study the circadian rhythms Caulerpa vs. a seagrass Halophila . We received funding for the project which led to a project we conducted in St. Croix , U.S. Virgin Islands...
    • Nobody gets it right the first time
      ...graph like in image 3. The after picture is not only more readable, but also gives a preview to your audience of what a seagrass look like for any audience whether or not they understand the science behind it. Image 3. Jane Thomas, Senior science c...
    • On the River with Darion and Tre
      ...e multiple species of plants and animals throughout the journey. There were loblolly pine, some oak trees, and a lot of seagrass in the water we were floating above. We also noticed there was a high presence of invasive grass that was along the riv...
    • One Mile Harbour, Moreton Bay
      ...Aboriginal middens with gum trees standing high A small clump of mangroves standing firmly on the shore Dark patches of seagrass underneath clear water Light patches where dugong come to feast some more The ever-changing tide flats, half water and...
    • Peter Oliver's retirement lecture
      ...and look to the East and use your imagination, you can see Bribie Island as a large dugong feeding on the Deception Bay seagrasses. Peter has written a song called ' Dugong Rock ' which has inspired singing, dancing and some considerable cavorting...
    • Pigs in Water: living underwater with Susan Williams
      ... regulate their physiology. Susan had done her PhD research on a large macroalga Caulerpa and I was finishing my PhD on seagrasses. Both of these green underwater plants live side by side in soft sediments, and as Susan found in her thesis, they ca...
    • Planning a Conference in Unprecedented Times
      ...again—all during “unprecedented times.” In early 2020, we here at IAN made the difficult decision to postpone the World Seagrass Conference and International Seagrass Biology Workshop (WSC/ISBW14) until 2022. When we finally arrived at the conferen...
    • Players and Problems: Socio-Environmental Management in the Chesapeake Bay
      ...more fertilizers into the Bay. 14 Climate change amplifies everything Warmer temperatures changes are pushing crabs and seagrass farther north, while setting the stage for more intense storms and flooding events similar to Hurricane Agnes (1972) an...
    • Population and Environment Case Studies: Local Approaches to a Global Challenge
      ...d a sustainable tourism-based economy. They are looking for ways to increase the resilience of their diverse mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs to promote high-end ecotourism and manage development to protect its unique ecosystem. However, manag...
    • Practical visual literacy for science communication
      ...p: A photo of a kayaking trip, which can be used to enhance written information. Bottom: a video discussing the role of seagrass in sequestering blue carbon. Visual credit: Integration and Application Network A diversity of visual elements enhances...
    • Presentation dialog
      ...mportant message? B: Well, let's see, I was going to tell everyone how we established that there is a global decline in seagrasses. R: How big a decline? B: I'm not sure I can remember, I need my PowerPoint. R: Why are you even talking about this s...
    • Previewing NY Harbor exhibit at the New York Aquarium on Coney Island
      ...in while watching them in this exhibit, serving as a testament to its authenticity. To top it off, they even had a nice seagrass tank, complete with cute seahorses hanging onto the blades. Any aquarium with seagrasses gets my vote! Seagrass and sea...
    • Queenscliff, Bellarine peninsula and Victoria embayments
      ...en roof and slanting windows to obtain winter solar heat but to avoid summer heat. The location on Swan Bay overlooking seagrass meadows with wading birds and raptors was stunning. The ocean beach on Bass Strait is a short walk across the narrow pe...
    • Reef Resilience in Townsville
      ...-based trajectories of reef structure Deploying calcification stations and staining crusty algae Measuring and modeling seagrass productivity All to better assess reef resilience The IAN 11 team helped consolidate the results Drawing diagrams, writ...
    • Remembering Bob Simon: A class act
      ...he fact that my Marine Botany group at the University of Queensland had been documenting the expansion of mangroves and seagrasses in the nearshore reefs, which we attributed to increased coastal inputs of sediments and nutrients. 60 Minutes’...
    • Remembering Randy Alberte
      ...gy). I told Randy that I was interested in pursuing a PhD following my Master's degree from the University of Alaska on seagrasses and he invited me to visit his research group at Barnes Laboratory, The University of Chicago. On that visit a few mo...
    • Resilience based management of the Great Barrier Reef
      ...arrier Reef Foundation, providing workshop overview Another example from the Caribbean was Florida Bay , when a massive seagrass dieback led to an ecological cascade which included phytoplankton blooms, sponge mortalities and spiny lobster declines...
    • Rich Batiuk’s retirement from the Chesapeake Bay Program
      ...he powerpoint also included some historic photos of Rich. My favorite was a photo of a smiling sea otter cavorting in a seagrass meadow, which reminded me of Rich. We featured this photo in the video. Rich Batiuk lured scientists to the 'Fish Shack...