Sentences with phrase «coastal marshes»

"Coastal marshes" refers to areas of land near the coast that are covered with water, tall grasses, and other types of vegetation. Full definition
Currently, the two species have little opportunity to interact in the region during the breeding season; Mottled Ducks nest in coastal marshes, while most Mallards are migratory and breed outside the region.
To prevent future problems, Ford and his colleagues recommend ongoing monitoring of hybridization in the region and better protection of coastal marsh habitat.
«This grant has made it possible for us to restore important coastal marsh habitat, which faces a number of major threats, including invasive species and climate change.»
(CNN)- The White House has ordered BP to fully fund Louisiana's plan to dredge up walls of sand to protect coastal marshes from the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Wednesday.
«There are lots of human benefits that coastal marshes provide for us so we want to understand how our activities are damaging marshes and what we can do to help them.»
Nutria can destroy coastal marshes and bald cypress swamps by eating the roots and developing plants, wiping out vegetation.
Although evidence of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may not be visually obvious today, crude oil can still be found in Louisiana coastal marshes.
Soledad Valley, which includes the notable coastal marsh, Los Peñasquitos Lagoon, [2] is cut by a coastal stream which discharges into the Pacific Ocean at Torrey Pines State Beach.
The beach offers miles of undeveloped shoreline as well as nearby coastal marshes, rivers, and bays for even more opportunities to explore.
Walk along old historic pathways, where you can discover coastal marshes, medieval villages, Romanesque churches and hermitages and of course dormant volcanoes.
Some of it comes through in John's great series of paintings that derive from wetlands, northern coastal marshes and Arnhemland.
«As more dams are built and as land use and agricultural practices in coastal regions continue to rapidly change, we're seeing a sharp drop in inorganic sediment delivery to many coastal marshes worldwide.
Dr David Blockley of SAERI has been collaborating with scientists in Ireland and the UK on new research that shows that plastic litter can smother marine life, dramatically reducing the numbers of organisms — and compromising the ecosystem services they provide — in coastal marshes.
Yet, as was the case with the other scientists, during his meetings with the staff of New York delegation members the conversations turned to his work measuring the impact of human activities on New York's coastal marshes.
In the coastal marshes of New England, this has been happening between two sparrows — Saltmarsh Sparrow and Nelson's Sparrow.
«It may kill a year's production of fish, but if it hits the coastal marshes, it could be there for a decade.»
Killifish are abundant in the coastal marsh habitats along the Gulf Coast.
In the coastal marshes of New England, this has been happening between two sparrows — the Saltmarsh Sparrow and Nelson's Sparrow.
In any case, Kemp would have liked to see restoration of Louisiana's coastal marshes, which absorb some of a storm surge's bite.
The region is rich in a variety of habitats, including hardwood forests, cypress swamps, coastal marshes, estuaries, and barrier islands.
It forages in grasslands bordering riparian areas such as irrigation right of ways, coastal marshes, streams, or lakes.
A recent interest has been kindled by a trip to the West of Ireland, and he has begun exploring the coastal marshes and the estuaries of Boston's North Shore.
He somehow finds space in his post to describe the scope and vital importance of the oil industry and the beauty of the coastal marshes.
Accelerating rates of sea - level rise linked to climate change pose a major threat to coastal marshes and the vital carbon capturing they perform.
For Louisiana in particular, a key area of concern is coastal marshes.
Record - breaking drought is leading to some coastal marshes being saltier than the ocean, and toxic red tide is washing along the shore, threatening whooping cranes.
The spit of land lines the Gulf outside the state's coastal marshes.
Water reed is traditionally associated with the East Anglian wetlands and coastal marshes.
It depicts the coastal marshes of the south east and looks exactly like the area where I live, which gives the painting significance and meaning to me.
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