Sentences with phrase «on coastal habitats»

People moving to coasts put more pressure on coastal habitats.

Tuesday's ruling comes as the Cuomo administration challenges Indian Point on a number of fronts, including on coastal habitat certifications it needs to operate as well as its environmental impact on the Hudson River fish.

Mr. Pickerell has been named Environmental Champion of the Year for his work on coastal habitat restoration with Cornell Cooperative Extension for the past 18 years.

WOR 5 focuses on the coastal habitat and how increasing pressures on this habitat can be addressed in the future.

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At the same time, we engage people of all ages to connect to nature through our dynamic programs that focus on marine life and the surrounding coastal habitats.

Mass Audubon and Three Bays Preservation are dedicated to restoring habitat on the island to continue protection to these vulnerable coastal bird species.

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

Mass Audubon and Three Bays Preservation are seeking permits to restore coastal bird habitat on Dead Neck Sampsons Island by renourishing important nesting areas on the island.

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.

Wellfleet Bay conducts conservation science research and protects endangered, threatened, and at risk wildlife, including sea turtles, diamondback terrapins, coastal waterbirds, and Atlantic horseshoe crabs throughout the Outer Cape, and protects rare and iconic Cape Cod habitats on its 1,100 acre Sanctuary.

In 2010, Liddell - Grainger criticised plans by the Environment Agency and Natural England to create a wetland habitat at Steart on the Severn estuary as part of a realignment of coastal flood defences.

While coral reefs make up less than 0.1 percent of the sea floor, they serve as habitats for about 25 percent to 35 percent of all the oceans» fishes, roughly 500 million people worldwide rely on them as a source of protein and for coastal protection, and they are responsible for billions of dollars in tourism and fisheries revenue.

As such, the researchers believe that coastal «blue carbon» habitats may stand alone as the most efficient biological reservoirs of stored carbon on Earth.

«By quantifying where and to what extent habitats reduce the exposure of vulnerable populations and property, our analyses are, to the best of our knowledge, the first to target where conservation and restoration of coastal habitats are most critical for protecting lives and property on a national scale,» the paper says.

«And the greatest destructive forces of tropical cyclones occurs on coastal zone habitats.»

The scientists said drilling on the coastal plain would be particularly harmful because it contains a «unique compression» of habitats supporting animals like polar bears, grizzly bears, wolverines, representing «the greatest wildlife diversity of any protected area above the Arctic Circle.»

Amélie works in the realm of marine and coastal ecology and conservation and her research interests include the use of spatial tools (GIS, spatio - temporal analyses, bio-logging, habitat mapping) to understand and mitigate impacts of anthropogenic activities and changes on wildlife and natural values.

Research on marine benthos in different habitats coastal, continental shelf, and deep - sea.

Kate's PhD focused on coastal bottlenose dolphins off southwest Australia, where she examined their home ranges, habitat use and population dynamics.

Migration and habitat use behaviors and their influence on population dynamics of coastal fishes, diadromous species, recruitment dynamics, habitat ecology, ecosystem based approaches to fisheries management

Throughout the school year, students in grades K — 6 come to Crissy Field for inquiry - based learning programs that explore wildlife habitats, coastal ecosystems, biodiversity, archaeology, botany, shorebirds, and hands - on ecology.

April 15, 2008, Pacifica, CA: The spectacular coastal promontory of Mori Point, one of the newest sites in the Golden Gate National Parks, will host a celebration on April 26, 10 am to 1 pm, honoring the ongoing trail work and habitat restoration.

Hiking trails twist through 660 acres / 267 hectares of coastal habitat, so it's easy to strike out on your own for even more panoramic beauty.

A newly built trail and boardwalk on the southern edge of the Presidio is as much a window into San Francisco's maritime history as it is a path through restored sand dunes and coastal habitat.

The spectacular coastal promontory of Mori Point, one of the newest sites in the Golden Gate National Parks, will host a celebration on April 26, 10 am to 1 pm, honoring the ongoing trail work and habitat restoration.

A secluded hideaway in picturesque North Queensland set on 30 acres of lush landscaped rainforest gardens this private beachfront property provides the ultimate authentic tropical Australian holiday experience.Boasting its own, extensive botanical gardens, with detached secluded suites and private bungalows, nestled amongst a natural oasis of coastal lagoons, and surrounded by swathes of palms and rainforest gardens — a rich habitat that provides a home to dozens of native species it's no surprise that this wonderfully romantic resort has become a firm favourite with honeymooners and nature lovers the world over.

Eco-rafting is a combination of ecological interpretation and a scenic wilderness drift on the river through the unique coastal habitat of Bella Coola Valley, accompanied by a biologist and river guide.

Its habitat is wetlands and coastal shallows, and can be very rarely seen in isolated places like Cayo Francas lagoon on Ambergris.

Hacienda Barú's 330 hectares (815 acres) have a fantastic variety of habitats, from wetland and secondary forest in the lowlands to primary forest on the highland coastal ridge.

Restoration of our degraded reefs and coastal habitats on a scale that makes a difference must be an active environmental priority for local businesses and not an afterthought.

Skunks on Santa Rosa mainly being found in rocky canyon slopes, cactus patches, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, open woodland areas, and riparian habitats along streams.

Foxes are found in most of these habitats on these islands, but they prefer shrubby or wooded areas such as chaparral, coastal scrub and oak woodlands.

On Santa Rosa Island, spotted skunks were found to be associated with rocky canyon slopes, cactus patches, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, open woodland, other scrub - grassland communities, and riparian habitat along streams.

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.

It is the largest barrier reef in the Northern hemisphere and represents all the main reef and coastal habitats, including rare littoral forest on sand cayes that are home to endangered flora and fauna.

The area has two marine refuges and 45 acres of environmentally sensitive coastal sage scrub providing habitat for the endangered Pacific pocket mouse and the gnatcatcher, a rare songbird that is threatened but not on the endangered species list.

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...

Depending on the coastal tides slowly blending into the mangrove ecosystem at Damas Estuary, your night adventure starts after your arrival at our Damas Island Rancho located in our protected mangrove habitat.

The range is home to a number of important conservation targets which include, but are not limited to, at least 2 marine fish spawning aggregation sites, a breeding population of the endangered American Crocodile, and a number of threatened coastal marine habitats including the greater reef complex itself, beach forests that support several important species of resident and migratory birds and at least 2 species of marine turtles are believed to nest on the range.

Set on 120 acres of coastal habitat, the course is beautifully landscaped with ocean views from several holes.

On this walk you'll be taking in ancient western oak woodland looking for a wide range of wildlife in stunning coastal and estuarine habitats.

The new regulations create five marine sanctuaries, collectively protecting 33 % (139 square kilometers) of the coastal area, and initiate a two - year hiatus on fishing in Codrington Lagoon to enable fish populations to rebuild and habitats to recover.

With coastal vegetation's improvement of water quality by filtering becoming more evident, it is also necessary to point out how young fish very often use these nursery areas to thrive; storms are buffered and even how many other (species such as manatee) are dependent on these habitats.

Along our coasts, rising sea levels have begun to affect fish and wildlife habitats, including those used by shorebirds and sea turtles that nest on our coastal National Wildlife Refuges.

Scientific and societal requirements for ocean observing have evolved significantly over the past decade from being primarily focused on climate - related issues to include a much wider set of phenomena such as the degradation of coastal habitats, pollution, ocean acidification, over-exploitation of fisheries, biodiversity decline, de-oxygenation and more.

As Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Senator Leahy led funding efforts to preserve coastal, littoral, and reef resources in the world's richest marine habitats.

Estuaries and a variety of coastal habitats are to be found on or adjacent to campus.

Changes in the watershed can, for example, lead to changes in alkalinity and CO2 fluxes that, together with metabolic processes and oceanic dynamics, yield high - magnitude decadal changes of up to 0.5 units in coastal pH. Metabolism results in strong diel to seasonal fluctuations in pH, with characteristic ranges of 0.3 pH units, with metabolically intense habitats exceeding this range on a daily basis.

-- which can be found here, draws upon the results of a series of UK Government - sponsored studies which employed the IPCC's emissions scenarios to project future climate change between 1990 and 2100 and its global impacts on various climate - sensitive determinants of human and environmental well - being (such as malaria, hunger, water shortage, coastal flooding, and habitat loss).