The biggest cause of this attrition is loss or degradation of their seagrass habitat. |
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Explore the wonders of coral reefs, mangrove communities, and seagrass beds while identifying the marine organisms that live there. |
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The seagrass gribble burrows through blades of seagrasses, eating their soft internal tissues. |
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The floor could be cool polished or varnished wood, with natural fibre rugs or coverings in seagrass, sisal or coir to give warmth. |
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Near Australia, catsharks have been observed inhabiting ledges and caves, seagrass or kelp beds, coastal reefs, and both sandy and rocky bottoms. |
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Wood, seagrass, upholstered and babiche seats available in both bar or counter height. |
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Red mullet were grouped in the sand, and European parrotfish meandered through the seagrass. |
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This may have supported a strong, fleshy lip with which Thalassocnus grazed seagrass or kelp, much like manatees and their sirenian relatives. |
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Stripped wood is still very much the in-thing for floors, along with natural seagrass or coir rugs and floor coverings. |
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All plankton, kelp forests and seagrass beds are found in the euphotic zone. |
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Likewise, using the isopachs, transition of bare sediment to seagrass was noted. |
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The quadrant is a one metre square metal frame which is put on the seagrass bed at each ten metre point along the transect line. |
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Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are among the best examples of integrated landscape-level ecosystems. |
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Our observed increase in seagrass areal extent and the dynamic transition among seagrass species and bare sediment resembles the seagrass bed development found at St. Croix. |
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The clock overtop the teak lingerie chest is a local antique, while the toss cushions hail from India, the area rug from Iran and the seagrass ottoman from Vietnam. |
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Reductions in dugong and turtle populations in the reef have been linked to seagrass meadows becoming damaged or receding in area. |
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The food chain is disrupted as seagrass and other plants die, in turn killing off animal populations that rely on them. |
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They also protect shorelines and property from storm damage and erosion, and prevent silt and polluted runoff from reaching fragile coral reefs and seagrass beds. |
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Extensive seagrass and algal beds, the most diverse coral reefs, the most important breeding sites of seabirds and turtles and the northemost mangrove stands of the Gulf occur in this area. |
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It lives at a depth of 0-50m and invades seagrass meadows. |
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Locate devices and cables to avoid disturbing important habitats such as coral, seagrass, spawning and nursery habitats, migratory routes, and areas frequented by species at risk. |
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Mature turtles spend most of their time in shallow, coastal waters with lush seagrass beds. |
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The harbour is very shallow in places and has extensive mud flat and salt marsh habitats, as well as muddy and sandy shores and seagrass meadows. |
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In these protected shores and bays, the green sea turtle habitats include coral reefs, salt marshes, and nearshore seagrass beds. |
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The salt marshes and seagrass beds contain seaweed and grass vegetation, allowing ample habitat for the sea turtles. |
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In contrast, immature juveniles and adults are commonly found in seagrass meadows closer inshore as herbivorous grazers. |
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In the seagrass beds, the turtles feed on the seagrass by trimming only the top and leaving the roots of the plant. |
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Through their feeding technique, the turtles help to improve the health and growth of the seagrass beds. |
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The healthy seagrass beds that the turtles provide give habitat and feeding grounds for many species of fish and crustaceans. |
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A wide variety of seagrass has been found in dugong stomach contents, and evidence exists they will eat algae when seagrass is scarce. |
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The installation of fish farms close to vulnerable and important habitats such as seagrass meadows is particularly concerning. |
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Extensive areas of seagrass beds have allowed commercial shrimp operations in the Gulf. |
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They are not seen again until they arrive as larger juveniles in shallow coastal waters, where they dine on seagrass and algae. |
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Adults frequent inshore bays, lagoons and shoals with lush seagrass meadows. |
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Four out of five Mediterranean seagrass species are found in the Adriatic Sea. |
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Its sisal and seagrass items also had several colored borders as well, while a new braided hemp rug was borderless. |
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Industry denies that seagrass is severely damaged by dredging. |
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This weakens the sunlight, reducing the photosynthesis that nourishes the seagrass and the primary production results. |
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Decaying seagrass leaves and algae fuels increasing algal blooms, resulting in a positive feedback. |
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When humans drive motor boats over shallow seagrass areas, sometimes the propeller blade can tear out or cut the seagrass. |
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There is also increasing recognition of the need to increase the resilience of seagrass to the impacts of future environmental change. |
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Joleah Lamb found that seagrass meadows may be able to remove various disease pathogens from seawater. |
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These are home to mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs, algal mats and sabkhas. |
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Baseline trace metals in seagrass, algae, and mollusks in a Southern Tyrrhenian ecosystem. |
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A presentation compiled by Australians for Animals and sent to the environment minister warns that large numbers of dugongs are being stranded on beaches and that dredged spoil is wiping out vast tracts of seagrass. |
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The development of soft clayish mud, where the crabs can make their burrows, and the growth of seagrass or turtle grass have been observed to attract the crustacean fauna along the mangrove areas. |
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A rich diversity of polychaete worms may occur on muddier beaches, and seagrass, Zostera species, may form beds which stabilize sediments and provide a surface for other species. |
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For example, as new roads and housing developments spring up on the hillside, rain washes loose red earth into the sea where it settles and smothers seagrass beds and coral reefs. |
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Woollen and seagrass versions are also favourites, and cardboard coffins and shrouds are other options. Woodland burial sites require eco-friendly containers, but these are also used in traditional interments. |
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The eelgrass network was created in 2004 to gain a better understanding of the highly productive seagrass beds formed by this marine plant along the St. Lawrence estuary and gulf. |
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The SQU scientist added that the seagrass beds play a pivotal role as a nursery ground for a variety of fish species. |
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Blue Carbon coastal ecosystems include mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltwater marshlands, which serve as carbon sinks. |
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Dragon is an interesting variety with seagrass coloured leaves with a red picotee edge. |
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This can cause a complete regime shift from seagrass to algal dominance. |
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It is an effective tool for mapping shallow benthic habitats, monitoring seagrass beds, and characterizing the ecological condition of the epibenthos. |
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These turtles feed in seagrass pastures in the Gulf of California. |
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And for sunrooms and other casual spaces, Mohawk had available a sisal rug, while Trade Am's seagrass and braided cornhusk rug was another option. |
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It is a protected habitat characterized as a high productivity zone due to the presence of seagrass beds of Zostera and Spartina, and phytoplankton. |
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The Southwest Waters of Abu Dhabi, on the other hand, are rich in critical habitats such as mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs, algal mats, and sabkhas. |
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The Rayolet site is very heterogeneous, characterized by Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, rocks covered with photophilous algae, some areas of gravel, and patches of sand. |
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Further variations include rock pools, sand banks, mudflats, brackish lagoons, sandy and pebbly beaches, and seagrass beds, all supporting their own flora and fauna. |
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Fast forward to the fall of 2015 and anglers were again facing major seagrass dieoffs triggered by high salinity, and a growing algal bloom is likely. |
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They are found in a wide range of habitats, ranging from seagrass meadows in hypersaline lagoons to brackish pools highly influenced by freshwater runoff or rainfall. |
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