AQUATIC-ECOLOGY.LOVE.COM | All Things Aquatic Ecology Local leaders fear new regulations aimed at cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay could have a detrimental impact on small farms in southern Madison County. http://aquatic-ecology.love.com/page/1
Coast Alliance (CoastAlliance.org) This is a conservation organization that educates the public and protects coastal habitats. Press releases, newsletters, and reports available on polluted runoff, coastal development and contaminated sediments. http://www.coastalliance.org/
Aquaticecology - Home General Aquatic Ecology Fall 2010 Office 830 930 AM, Tu Th 4 - 5 PM, F 1-2 PM Class Hours Tu Th, 930 - 1045 AM, Lab 2-5 Friday Dr. Jeri Jewett-Smith http://aquaticecology.wikispaces.com/
Extractions: Information For: More Information: Search VIMS Home CBNERR The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERR) strives to be a national leader in demonstrating how science, education, and coastal-resource stewardship can solve coastal-management problems and improve the awareness and understanding of estuaries. In order to achieve our primary goals, CBNERR is continually developing complimentary programs of research, education, and land stewardship. The multiple component Reserve system located along the York River estuary is a key resource that supports all aspects of Reserve activities. Reserve components include Sweet Hall Marsh, Taskinas Creek, Catlett Islands, and Goodwin Islands. New and Relevant Waterfowl Hunting Permit at Goodwin Islands Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA 23062 Phone: (804) 684-7135, Fax: (804) 684-7120
Aquatic Ecology The World in a Pond; Unit 3 of An Iowa Supplement to Project WILD Aquatic; discusses the aquatic ecosystem including food webs, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem health http://www.iowadnr.gov/education/wrlpnd.html
Extractions: About the DNR DNR News Contact Us Site Map DNR Education Action Involvement Programs Camps/Other Programs Citizens DNR Education ... Springbrook Conservation Education Center Commissions Environmental Protection Client Contact Group Natural Resource State Preserves Board Other Links State of Iowa US EPA NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service pdf version (78KB) ... WILD Aquatic Activities For our purposes, an ecosystem includes an energy source (the sun) and all the living (plants, animals, decomposers) and nonliving (air, soil, water, etc.) components which occupy an area and interact so the unit is self perpetuating. An ecosystem might be a lake or stream and its watershed. An ecosystem is composed of a variety of habitats (areas which supply the survival needs of an organism, living thing). Following is a brief overview of some relationships which occur in an ecosystem. See the appendix, "A Guide to the Ecosystem Concept" in the WILD Aquatic guide for additional information about ecosystems. Ecosystems
Extractions: Habitats - Salt Marsh and Estuary Special Segments Butterflies of North America Conifers of North America Eastern Birds List of N.A. Insects Home Eastern Wildflowers General Topics Natural History Ecology Family Environment Evolution Home Education Home Conservation Geophysics Paleontology Commercial Organizations Buy Books about Estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the salty sea water. Estuaries and the lands surrounding them are places of transition from land to sea, and from fresh to salt water. Although influenced by the tides, estuaries are protected from the full force of ocean waves, winds, and storms by the reefs, barrier islands, or fingers of land, mud, or sand that define an estuary's seaward boundary. Some familiar examples of major estuaries include San Francisco Bay, Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Boston Harbor, and Tampa Bay. Salt Marshes are one typical habitat type occurring commonly in estuaries. Salt marshes are particularly important because they are among the most productive habitats on earth and are home to a wealth of plant and wildlife species. Salt marshes are technically wetlands, but are included here because they are a dominant component of many estuaries.
Gulf Estuarine Research Society (GERS) An organization for people interested in estuarine and coastal issues centering on the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.gers.org
Hatfield Consultants - Aquatic Ecology Aquatic ecosystems exhibit complex interactions between physical, chemical and biological systems, all of which may be affected by human development. http://www.hatfieldgroup.com/services/fisheries aquatic ecology.aspx
Extractions: The mandate of RAMP is to monitor, evaluate, compare, review, and communicate the state of the aquatic environment in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region. Hatfield is the overall Project Manager for the implementation of this long-term environmental monitoring program. The program includes a major fisheries component, in addition to water quality, hydrology, aquatic vegetation, and benthic elements. Environmental Effects Monitoring Hatfield is a leader in the design and implementation of federal Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) programs for pulp and paper mills and metal mines. Monitoring aquatic ecology is a major component of the EEM programs. Highland Valley Copper Biological Monitoring and Fish Habitat Assessment The Highland Valley Copper mine is the largest copper mine in Canada and one of the largest copper mining and concentrating operations in the world. Annual environmental monitoring programs have been conducted by Hatfield at the Highland Valley Cooper mine site since early 1985.
Extractions: @import 'http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/s/epa.css'; Jump to main content. Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Recent Additions Contact Us Search: All EPA This Area Quick Finder Adopt Your Watershed Air Deposition Climate Change Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia ... Wetlands Some features of this site require the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. ( About Flash View the Text Version (PDF) (5 pp, 37K, About PDF of the Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds video Current Highlights EPA Response to the Oil Spill National Lakes Assessment Report Report of the State-EPA Nutrient Innovations Task Group OWOW 2009 Annual Report (PDF) (24 pp, 2.7MB, About PDF Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Chesapeake Bay Executive Order EPA Water Quality Video Contest ... YouTube Get email alerts sign up You will be able to select update topics on the next screen you see. We all live in a watershed Working together using a watershed approach will help protect our nation's water resources. Wetlands are important elements of a watershed because they serve as the link between land and water resources. Oceans, coasts, and estuaries
Eawag: Department Aquatic Ecology: Welcome Welcome. Eawag’s Department of Aquatic Ecology is currently home for eleven research groups that cover the broad disciplines of ecology and evolution from the individual to the http://www.eawag.ch/organisation/abteilungen/eco/index_EN
Volunteer Monitoring | Monitoring & Assessment | US EPA Environmental Protection Agency. A manual specifically designed for volunteers to assist in monitoring the environmental health of estuaries. http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/vol.html
Extractions: Across the country, trained volunteers are monitoring the condition of their local streams, lakes, estuaries and wetlands. EPA encourages all citizens to learn about their water resources and supports volunteer monitoring because of its many benefits. Volunteer water monitors build community awareness of pollution problems, help identify and restore problem sites, become advocates for their watersheds and increase the amount of needed water quality information available on our waters. Starting Out in Volunteer Water Monitoring describes the process of starting out in volunteer monitoring.
Aquatic Ecology, ENRI, UAA - Home Page Aquatic Ecology Environment and Natural Resources Institute University of Alaska Anchorage 707 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99501 907257-2734 or 907-257-2744 http://aquatic.uaa.alaska.edu/
Extractions: Jump to main content or area navigation Where should we search? What are you looking for? Contact Us National Estuaries Program You are here: Water Our Waters National Estuary Program Features The National Estuary Program in Action State of Our NEP Estuaries National Estuary Program Evaluation Guidance - Final (PDF) (32 pp, 886K, About PDF (14 pp, 1MB, About PDF Previous Features Estuaries are places where rivers meet the sea. Estuaries are critical to the health of coastal environments and to our enjoyment of them. EPA's National Estuary Program was established by Congress in 1987 to improve the quality of estuaries of national importance. The Clean Water Act Section 320 directs EPA to develop plans for attaining or maintaining water quality in an estuary. This includes protection of public water supplies and the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife, and allows recreational activities, in and on water, requires that control of point and nonpoint sources of pollution to supplement existing controls of pollution. In several cases, more than one State is participating in a National Estuary Program. Each program establishes a
Aquatic Ecology Curriculum Guidelines The key points for each Canon Envirothon topic are “fleshed out” into core activities. Each of the key points is included in one or more of the core activities. http://www.envirothon.org/resources/171.html
Aquatic Ecology — Forest Encyclopedia Network The southern Appalachians are a center of endemism a region where enormous concentrations of life forms occur, reflecting special local conditions. http://biomass.forestencyclopedia.net/p/p1446
Extractions: The southern Appalachians are a center of endemism a region where enormous concentrations of life forms occur, reflecting special local conditions. In contrast, most of the world is inhabited by widely distributed and very adaptive species. The uniqueness of the aquatic systems in the southern Appalachians can be attributed primarily to the geologic history and climatic conditions that have influenced the evolution of species and development of biological communities. Since their rise in the late Paleozoic Era (around 250 million years ago), the southern Appalachian mountains have been above sea level. Precipitation falling on these highlands has drained into thousands of kilometers of freshwater streams and rivers. During the Pleistocene Epoch (1.8 million to 11,000 years ago), glaciers advanced over North America but did not reach southern Appalachia. Consequently, evolution proceeded in this region without the catastrophic disruption that occurred further north during that time. The great time scales over which the flora and fauna developed, a relatively mild climate, and the great heterogeneity of landscapes and habitats all combined to produce unique ecological conditions within a temperate aquatic setting. The region forms a global center of biological diversity for many groups of organisms, including fishes, mussels, crayfishes, and aquatic insects.
Alabama Center For Estuarine Studies Studies the global pervasiveness of human induced changes to the estuarine ecosystem. http://www.southalabama.edu/aces/
Pennsylvania Envirothon Back to Resources Page. Aquatics Forestry Soils Wildlife Current Issue. Pennsylvania Envirothon 2011 Aquatic Ecology Essential Topics. I. Aquatic Ecology http://www.envirothonpa.org/Aquatic-Ecology.shtml
Extractions: Essential Topics I. Aquatic Ecology a. Abiotic Influence of the surrounding land on a stream Influence of the water cycle on the aquatic ecosystem Identification of watersheds and river systems in Pennsylvania Identification of stream order within a watershed b. Biotic Identification of aquatic organisms Life cycles of aquatic organisms Adaptations of aquatic organisms Habitat needs of aquatic organisms c. Community Identification of aquatic and wetland environments Functions and values of wetlands Physical, chemical, and biological changes in the stream continuum Functional feeding groups of aquatic organisms and their niche in the stream continuum Energy flow in aquatic food chains II.
Aquatic Ecology Acknowledgements Dr. Donald Shive Muhlenberg Faculty and Project Director Ms. Laurie Rosenberg Environmental Education Outreach Director and Module Author and Editor Mrs. Nadine Smith http://www.muhlenberg.edu/cultural/graver/K-12Outreach/AquaticEcologyIntro.pdf
Welcome To MAP — Mangrove Action Project A nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of the world s mangrove forest ecosystems. http://mangroveactionproject.org/
Extractions: Skip to content. Skip to navigation You are here: Home Search Site Document Actions home page landing The Mangrove Action Project is dedicated to reversing the degradation and loss of mangrove forest ecosystems worldwide. Its main goal is to promote the rights of traditional and indigenous coastal peoples, including fishers and farmers, to sustainably manage their coastal environs. Through its global network and offices International (U.S.A. Office), Asia Regional (Thailand Office), Indonesia , and Latin America , MAP is stimulating the exchange of ideas and information on the conservation and restoration of mangrove forests, while promoting sustainable livelihoods for coastal communities.
