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Top ten books about science that influenced my career

... 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 conceptual diagrams: Seagrasses, streams, eco-rhythms

Top ten conceptual diagrams: Seagrasses, streams, eco-rhythms ... Conceptual diagrams are 'thought drawings' that use symbols to convey meaningful ecological...

Top ten fish and shellfish symbols: Sharks, rays, fish, crabs and lobster larvae

...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

Top ten marine flora symbols: Phytoplankton, macroalgae, mangroves and seagrasses

Top ten marine flora symbols: Phytoplankton, macroalgae, mangroves and seagrasses ... This is the first blog post in a series which celebrates the IAN symbol library by highlighting some of the most...

Top ten tree and shrub symbols: Cypress, agave, weeping willows and gums

Twas the Weeks Before Christmas: Saying Goodbye to Nick DiPasquale

...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, W...

Two Guys and a Tinny: Conducting estuarine assessments

... 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

...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

...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...

2023 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card Release

...-, which is the highest score that the Coastal Bays have ever received. This increase was driven by improvements in the seagrass and hard clam scores, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. Congratulations to the Maryland Coastal Bays Pr...

2024 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card Release Event

... Ocean City, Maryland. The Coastal Bays received their highest-ever grade this year, a B! There were large increases in seagrass coverage in Newport Bay and Sinepuxent Bay, which is exciting news. The event was well-attended by Maryland Coastal Bay...

A global crisis for seagrass ecosystems; Orth et al 2006

A global crisis for seagrass ecosystems; Orth et al 2006 ... Conceptual diagrams for (a) tropical and (b) temperate seagrass ecosystems, detailing key ecosystem services and major mechanisms of seagrass loss. (c) Temperate and tropical seagrass...

A new Program Manager for IAN

...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

... 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...

Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems ... Global map indicating changes in seagrass area plotted by coastline regions ... This global assessment of 215 studies found that seagrasses have been disappearin...

AERS 70th anniversary conference

...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

...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

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

...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

.... 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...

Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence Coastal Trends hosts researcher, educators, and students

...ooms. Through lectures, activities, and field trips, the orientation program introduced the teams to research trends in seagrass and dead zones and educational trends in inquiry and critical thinking. During the program, the teams discussed how to...

CERF Conference in Mobile, Alabama

...ile, Alabama. Staff chaired several sessions on topics including coastal environmental management, citizen science, and seagrasses. IAN also led two conference workshops on science communication and data synthesis. Presenters included Bill, Heath,...

COAST Card team's Tokyo experience: Amamo2023 and J-COAST Conference insights

...rence and meeting hosted at the Sasikawa Peace Foundation. While there, team members listened to and presented talks on seagrass, blue carbon, youth engagement, science communication, and the COAST Card Project. The conference highlighted the impor...

Coastal Bays Report Card 2011

...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...

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