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Commemorating Bob Menzer at Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences

.... In collaboration with Drs. Michael Kemp and Laura Murray , I was investigating the interactions between nutrients and seagrasses. Mike and I had a Water Resources grant and Laura had a grant from Salisbury University where she was teaching and we...

Scientific synthesis at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Part 4--Moving beyond synthesis

... the use of scientific synthesis which led to a science application effort, I will recount our efforts regarding global seagrass trajectories. Beginning in 2005, Tim Carruthers , Bob Orth and I initiated a seagrass synthesis effort through the Nati...

From the Toxic Algal Blooms of Australia's Coast to the Oil-soaked Shores of the Gulf of Mexico: The Role of Science in Environmental Crisis

...gbya is a toxic, filamentous, marine cyanobacterium capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen and is commonly epiphytic on seagrass, coral, and macroalgae. Blooms of Lyngbya can uproot whole seagrass beds and create hypoxic zones beneath the floating...

A new special journal issue on water education

...of scholarship about education. In the past, I have enjoyed learning new topics as I was involved in publications about seagrasses, corals, mangroves, macroalgae, phytoplankton, microbes, etc., but this foray into education was a bigger jump than t...

Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues

Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues ... As one of the outputs of the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis workshop on...

Great Barrier Reef literacy

...t coral reef complex in the world. The Great Barrier Reef complex is comprised of over 2,900 coral reefs, and extensive seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, and inter-reefal hard and soft substrates. The reef extends over 2,600 km (1,600 miles) alon...

Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis workshop: "Australian seagrass habitats: Condition and threats"

Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis workshop: "Australian seagrass habitats: Condition and threats" ... I participated in a week long seagrass working group meeting at the Moreton Bay Re...

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...

Change of science and management in ecosystems along size gradient

...ical balance of Florida Bay. Similar to the Chester River, eutrophication and algal blooms have threatened the habitat. Seagrass die-off, phytoplankton blooms, sponge mortality and lobster declines [5] occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Th...

Top ten human symbols: People, buildings and boats

Top ten animal symbols: Whales, bison, butterflies and frogs

...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 tree and shrub symbols: Cypress, agave, weeping willows and gums

The role of science in environmental management case studies along a population gradient

...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 co...

Top ten bird symbols: Kookaburras, flamingos, geese and tropicbirds

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Scott Nixon nourished our ecological souls

... of “ Global loss of coastal habitats: Rates, causes and consequences ”. Nuria Marba and I focused on seagrass meadows, Terry Hughes focused on coral reefs and Ivan Valiela focused on mangrove forests and salt marshes. Originally...

Assessing the vulnerability of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change

...y to climate change. The Great Barrier Reef components used in this assessment of climate impacts included coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangrove forests and catchment runoff. A group of experts representing each of these components and Integratio...

Innovations in Environmental Synthesis, Reporting and Governance: Part 8 - Environmental Report Cards

...ds. The Great Barrier Reef report card includes land practices We have the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and SeagrassWatch volunteers collecting seagrass, coral, and water quality data to look at the state of the reef. We can actually pu...

Innovations in Environmental Synthesis, Reporting and Governance: Part 4 - The Annapolis Synthesis Center

...s Synthesis Center ... In the middle of the National Environmental Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) seagrass project, we created the Annapolis Synthesis Center . The UMCES Annapolis Office Annapolis is much like Santa Barbara, i...

Innovations in Environmental Synthesis, Reporting and Governance: Part 3 - National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

...er for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis ... At the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis , we formed a seagrass working group, recruiting colleagues to help populate a global database of seagrass trajectories. We focused on what we...

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