Sentences with phrase «marsh habitats»

The charging station is powered by the sanctuary's solar panels, so it helps that Joppa Flats is located within a large, mostly treeless salt 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.»

Secretive marsh birds like clapper rails, king rails and soras — one of which has already been found oiled — frequent brackish and salt marsh habitat.

To prevent future problems, Ford and his colleagues recommend ongoing monitoring of hybridization in the region and better protection of coastal marsh habitat.

However, the ongoing loss of marsh habitat could cause Mottled Ducks to move into urban and suburban areas, where they will be more likely to encounter resident Mallards.

The Salt Marsh Kayak Tour is great for those wanting a unique perspective of the salt marsh habitat.

Not exact matches

A patch of pepperweed can grow into a dense, monoculture stand after only a few seasons, degrading wildlife habitat, and outcompeting native salt marsh vegetation.

There are almost three miles of multipurpose trails and they wind through a variety of habitats at the preserve, including prairie, woodland and marsh.

Our staff members are leaders in habitat management planning, invasive species control, dam removal, and salt marsh and grassland restoration.

Smooth Greensnakes occupy a wide range of habitats, though they depend on moist, grassy areas in prairies, marshes or near lakes.

Robert received a PhD in marine ecology from Boston University and has carried out research on salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and other coastal habitats.

Spreading across more than 700 acres in Easthampton and Northampton along the western bank of the oxbow, the wildlife sanctuary offers visitors a range of landscapes and habitats attractive to birds, from marshes and meadows to grasslands and forest.

In addition to providing habitat for various salt marsh species, the land also provides opportunities for salt marsh migration in an age of climate change.

Mass Audubon successfully conserves additional land all the time — from stands of old growth forest in the Berkshires to coastal habitats on the Cape and islands to the precious salt marsh of the North Shore — and every type of habitat in between.

Creation of the wildlife sanctuary, situated between scenic Route 1A and Plum Island Sound, protects vulnerable coastal land from development and ensures the public will be able to explore and enjoy one of the most beautiful salt marsh and adjoining upland habitats in the state.

Natural habitats such as coral reefs, marshes and dunes can act as buffers for waves, storms and floods.

The swan's majestic looks have earned it protected status in some parts of the U.S., but the swans damage marshes and shallow - water habitats by tearing up vegetation.

Salt marshes perform a long list of ecological services: they buffer coastal erosion; filter runoff; reduce the risk of flooding; provide habitat for juvenile fish, crabs and shrimp; and store excess carbon, keeping it from re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

Invasive plant species can be a source of valuable ecosystem functions where native coastal habitats such as salt marshes and oyster reefs have severely declined, a new study by scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina - Wilmington finds.

In Elkhorn Slough, south of Santa Cruz, otters have recolonized estuary habitat and appear to be thriving in unexpected ways, while boosting the health of eel grass and salt marsh ecosystems.

Researchers at the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER site are monitoring and documenting many of these changes among different coastal habitats, including barrier islands, salt marshes, rivers and estuaries.

A detailed field guide for «Methods for Assessing Carbon Stocks and Emissions Factors in Mangroves, Tidal marshes and Seagrasses» is currently available in our Resources section and the standardized methods outlined within allows consistent collection of comparable data in these habitats around the world.

This variety of wildlife and habitats provides a fantastic opportunity for all types of field study as your class explores the unique landscape of the marshes.

Given that the majority of occupied habitat is adjacent to urbanized areas, and that urbanization continues to expand into their habitat, then it can reasonably be predicted that the use of such chemicals has had a negative impact upon the Lower Keys marsh rabbit that may prevent its recovery.»

«During the 1970s and 1980s, a period of intense habitat destruction, a decline in marsh rabbits was reported (Lazell 1984).»

«Although habitat loss is responsible for the original decline of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit, high mortality from cats may be the greatest current threat to the persistence of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit [4].»

30 - 40 traps were recently set out to attract cats that come near the marsh rabbit's habitat in the hopes of decreasing the number of cats that prey on the rabbits.

Habitats include mangroves, coastal beach scrub, salt marsh and mixed mangrove.

HABITATS Freshwater lagoons, marsh forest, broadleaf forest, pine / oak savanna and homestead farms.

You can only access this tranquil habitat by marsh trails, bikes, boardwalk overlook and the beach itself.

Yet the ocean is a patchwork of habitats that reach from the deepest offshore waters, to where the sea meets and blends with the land in bays, lagoons, marshes, beaches, and tide pools.

The local marsh grassland provides the perfect habitat for thousands of sea birds, fish, lizards, frogs and even alligators.

The foxes occur in all habitats on the islands, including valley and foothill grasslands, coastal sage scrub, sand dunes, island chaparral, coastal oak and pine forests, and marshes.

Encompassing approximately 73,000 acres of salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands, oyster bars, estuarine lagoons, upland habitat and offshore seas.

It has at least 12 different habitats within the park including: mangroves, swamps, swamps forests, saltwater and freshwater lagoons and marshes.

Tortuguero is on Costa Rica's North Caribbean Region one of the most diverse National Parks with ecological habitats from high rainforest to herbaceous marsh communities Back of the lagoon is a coastal rainforest threaded by...

Furthermore, mankind was living in every conceivable habitat, including forest, jungle, alpine, desert, marsh, grasslands, coastal, and arctic.

It is encouraging that some Short - eared Owls have exploited new habitats like reclaimed strip mines, but discouraging that so many have withdrawn from increasingly disturbed habitats in marshes.

Scientists also expect sea - level rise to alter coastal ecosystems such as the salt marshes and estuaries of Long Island, threatening feeding grounds for migrating waterfowl and nursery habitat for commercial fish.19

Coastal marshes absorb and store large amounts of carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere; they help filter out pollution in coastal waters; provide habitat for wildlife; help protect coastlines from erosion and storm surge; and can store huge amounts of floodwater, reducing the threat of flooding in low - lying coastal areas.

Salt marshes rival forests in carbon storage and provide habitat for one of the East Coast's rarest birds: the saltmarsh sparrow.

Healthy coastal habitats — such as sand dunes and tidal marshes — can shield communities from storm surges while also providing feeding and nursing grounds for wildlife.

The paper points out that destruction of seagrass habitats and marshes not only removes this form of carbon sequestration but also releases already - stored organic carbon into the carbon cycle — an effect that protection in MPAs would counteract.

Those reefs, along with habitats like marshes, are looking to suffer the most from the oil, if — but most likely when — it reaches them.

So I was excited to read a story in The Guardian about Steart Marshes, a # 20m project to create a 250 - hectare salt marsh as a form of both natural flood defense and much - needed wildlife habitat too.

Synonym: Salix nigra + + + + Preferred habitat: wet soils, bank of rivers and streams, marshes + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: deciduous + + + + Soil conditions: clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: sun + + + + Plant spacing: 25 to 30 feet + + + + Wildlife value: provides nesting habitat and cover; willows supply browsing food for deer and rabbits; several species of birds use tender willow buds and twigs for food; honeybees are attracted to willows in the spring for their nectar + + + + Note: this tree can be aggressive and can cause problems if it is used inappropriately.

Preferred habitat: swamps, wet meadows, damp woods, marshes, bottomlands + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: dormant in summer if too dry + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 12 to 18» + + + + Wildlife value: Butterfly larvae like to pupate on irises + + + + Note: plant can be difficult to find; its iris cousins the Louisiana irises will achieve similar results

Preferred habitat: Gulf prairies and marshes + + + + Foliage / winter appearance: evergreen to dormant in winter + + + + Soil conditions: loam, clay, tolerates poor drainage + + + + Light conditions: dappled shade to full sun + + + + Plant spacing: 12 to 15» + + + + Wildlife value: attracts bees + + + + Note: foliage is average looking, but flowers are exquisite.