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    145 results for "seagrass":

    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Atlantic Estuarine Research Society 70th anniversary conference
      ...RS meeting. Photo credit: Danielle Kreeger My longtime colleague, Bob “JJ” Orth , gave a plenary talk about seagrasses that highlighted our collaborative efforts to synthesize seagrass trajectories globally through the National Center f...
    • Scientific synthesis paper shows Chesapeake Bay nutrient diet is working
      ...rgy editor Jennifer Weeks to publish this article titled "Cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay has helped underwater seagrasses rebound." The Conversation is an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community. SAV-S...
    • Bob “JJ” Orth receives the Virginia Outstanding Scientist Award
      ...t prolific and most supportive colleague of my career, and has worked with me the longest time out of any. Bob Orth and seagrass colleagues at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. I am very glad that Bob Orth received this awa...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Biscayne Bay Marine Health Inaugural Summit
      ...International University Biscayne Bay campus. I flew down at the invitation of Jim Fourqurean , my long time friend and seagrass colleague, who provided a very nice introduction. There were around two hundred people in attendance and my role was to...
    • 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...
    • SAV SYN One Last Time
      ...vened to make progress on our two remaining publications, using Structural Equation Modeling (led by Jon Lefcheck ) and seagrass trait analysis (led by Chris Patrick ). The other major effort was to develop a segment analysis of SAV trends, drivers...
    • 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...
    • The first thing people ask: Where is Guam, anyway?
      ...s scuba diving and snorkeling area where you can see a large variety of fish and corals. There are also healthy beds of seagrasses that provide shelter and food for fish, sea turtles, and other aquatic animals. The dark areas in the foreground are...
    • Speaking (scientific) truth to power through storytelling: using lessons from the past and examples from the present to plan for the future
      ...m with participation from political leaders, research scientists and the local community, problems of sedimentation and seagrass loss, sewage plumes, and harmful algal blooms were greatly reduced1. Similar case studies are available for many region...
    • Developing scientific stories for Chesapeake Bay submerged aquatic vegetation
      ...c Vegetation Synthesis . The SAV team during the second meeting in Solomon's Island. Bob Orth and I co-chaired a global seagrass trajectories synthesis effort at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) . We saw the utility...
    • Data Visualization 101: Simple changes can make a world of difference
      ...ur audience what you are talking about, rather than depending on text alone. (Would I know that Zostera and Ruppia were seagrasses without seeing the seagrass symbols in the first slide above? Definitely not.) Sample recommendations that can be mad...
    • How to create conceptual cross-section diagrams
      ...t, mud, sand and gravel. Various key habitats are also important and various habitat maps are consulted (e.g., marshes, seagrasses, oyster reefs). Water quality maps are an important source of information as well, so that water-color can be inferre...
    • EcoHealth Matrix Songbook
      ...in kept pourin', fallin' on my ears And I wonder, still I wonder Larry'll stop the rain. Larry stopped the rain! In the seagrass group breakout, chaired by Patrick Biber , Holly Greening who runs the Tampa Bay Estuary Program , told us about how th...
    • Environmental literacy of the Texas coastline
      ...ient along the Texas coast in precipitation/evaporation and temperature resulting to gradients in relative abundance of seagrass, salt marsh and mangrove habitats. Texas lagoons and embayments are affected by hurricanes, nutrient loading, harmful a...
    • EcoHealth Metrics for the Texas Coast Workshop
      ...titute. In 2013, we created a vision document for a Gulf of Mexico Report Card with example indicators for pelicans and seagrass. Although it’s a few years old, it’s still a great document that provided us a framework to begin this proc...
    • 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...
    • Developing a strategy for Long Island Sound embayment report cards
      ...Whoa, whoa, whoa It comes down to sampling reality And it's fine with me 'cause we can't do it all I don't care if it's seagrass or macroalgae I do have some reasons That I left some indicators behind I'm in a Long Island Sound state of mind. Oh ye...
    • Indian River Lagoon: Environmental Literacy
      ...en the temperate and tropical climate zones. The health of the IRL ecosystem depends on the extent and condition of its seagrass beds and fringing wetlands. The physical characteristics of the IRL make it susceptible to developing conditions that a...
    • A picture is worth a thousand words… but what about a conceptual diagram?
      ...produce this diagram: Increased nutrients from farming limit the light that can penetrate the water, limiting growth of seagrass beds. Credit: Christina Goethel With this quick, but productive game behind us, we reviewed our own conceptual diagrams...
    • Going from "Aha!" to "Well, Duh" in the Great Barrier Reef, with beer coasters and Burdekin Gold
      ...t Barrier Reef was divided into six reporting regions and we selected a variety of independent water quality, coral and seagrass indicators to generate scores for each region. David Haynes sailing to Magnetic Island near Townsville, Australia Our "...