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    597 results for "seagrass":

    • 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...
    • 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 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...
    • Bill Dennison speech to Latornell conference, Ontario, Canada: Part 6 - Five step program for environmental report cards
      ...noff of sediments and nutrients from the watershed and from sewage treatment, the re-suspension of sediment and loss of seagrass. There are turtles and dugongs in the diagram. We also tracked the nutrients and the sewage with isotopes and concentra...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Marine and coastal ecosystem features of the VIP
      ...VIP) in the Philippines is known for its highly diverse and abundant marine ecosystems and resources: mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, seaweed communities, coral reefs, fish, and megafauna. Over 7 million people in the surrounding provinces are...
    • Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card 2009
      ... Bays health is defined as the progressof 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...
    • Great Barrier Reef report card workshop
      ...ption and effectiveness (paddock scale), catchment condition and loads (catchment scale), marine water quality, inshore seagrass and coral indicators (reef scale). The shorthand for the Paddock to Reef program is P2R. Grahame Byron from Queensland...
    • IAN in American Samoa
      ...pecies of fish, living in crystal clear waters that range from 82 up to 86 °F. In some of the more sandy areas, the seagrass Halophila (paddle weed) can be found, and both green sea turtles as well as hawksbill turtles can be occasionally found...
    • Launching Ricky Into Space
      ... took a photo from space of Bermuda, where we spent a good part of a summer at the Bermuda Biostation together studying seagrasses, corals and mangroves. Ricky was an excellent graduate student, and his ability to learn new techniques and approache...
    • Erasmus Mundus thesis defense in Faro, Portugal
      ... 50 m away and the inlet lapping at the hotel wall. Ria Formosa has large tides (up to 3 m) and extensive salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and supports an active aquaculture industry (mainly small, tasty clams, but also finfish). Historically, there...
    • 6th anniversary of the IAN symbol libraries
      ...hy Waterways campaign in SE Queensland. The first symbols were subtropical in nature, and there were lots of Australian seagrasses and mangroves as well as various Australian animals. When the Integration and Application Network was created in 2002...
    • Citizen Science Programs
      ...inventories through the National Park Service’s ‘Bio-Blitz’, low tide benthic assessments through the Seagrass Watch program, or bird surveys conducted during Audabon’s Christmas counts, just to name a few. These citizen sci...
    • Development of water transparency criteria for Florida seagrasses
      Development of water transparency criteria for Florida seagrasses ... The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is developing a new transparency standard for marine wat...
    • SAV bed in the Choptank
      ...n the Choptank ... Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in the Choptank River ... SAV, submerged aquatic vegetation, seagrass, underwater photography, grasses, murky water, turbidity, water color, shallow water, underwater habitats, habitat, flo...
    • SAV in the Choptank
      ...n the Choptank ... Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) beds in the Choptank River ... SAV, submerged aquatic vegetation, seagrass, underwater photography, grasses, murky water, turbidity, water color, shallow water, underwater habitats, habitat, flo...
    • Syringodium filiforme
      Syringodium filiforme ... Illustration of Syringodium filiforme ... seagrass, SAV, Plantae, vascular, Magnoliophyta, angiosperm, flowering plant, Liliopsida, monocot, Alismatidae, Najadales, Cymod...
    • Thalassia testudinum (Turtlegrass)
      Thalassia testudinum (Turtlegrass) ... Illustration of Thalassia testudinum (Turtlegrass) ... seagrass, SAV, turtlegrass, Plantae, vascular, Magnoliophyta, angiosperm, flowering plant, Liliopsida, Alismatidae, Hydrocharita...
    • Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed)
      Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed) ... Illustration of Halodule wrightii (Shoalweed) ... seagrass, SAV, shoalweed, Plantae, vascular, Magnoliophyta, angiosperm, flowering plant, Liliopsida, monocot, Alismatidae, Najad...
    • Seagrasses: biology, ecology and conservation
      Seagrasses: biology, ecology and conservation ... Seagrasses: biology, ecology and conservation, edited by Tony Larkum, Bob Orth and Carlos Duarte, and authored by 79 active seag...
    • Habitat requirements of seagrass and hard clams
      Habitat requirements of seagrass and hard clams ... Conceptual Diagram illustrating the general requirements for seagrass and clam aquaculture. These both include sandy sediment and shallow water. ... diagram, aquaculture, depth, salinity, s...
    • Relative light attenuation for seagrass
      Relative light attenuation for seagrass ... Conceptual diagram illustrating the factors that influence how much light is absorbed by seagrass. This includes ph...
    • The life cycle of the summer flounder
      ...ife cycle of the summer flounder in the Maryland Coastal Bays. ... diagram, bay, planktonic, demersal, bottom-dwelling, seagrass beds, metamorphosis ... Jane Thomas...