Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Erosion

Human activity is making it harder for scientists to interpret oceans’ past – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/human-activity-is-making-it-harder-for-scientists-to-interpret-oceans-past/

New research shows human activity is significantly altering the ways in which marine organisms are preserved, with lasting effects that can both improve and impair the fossil record. “We are not only changing the environment; we’re also changing the nature of the record that archives this informa
interpret because they mimic natural processes like erosion

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Introduced Species – South Florida Aquatic Environments

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/pinelands/introduced-species/

Casuarina tree and Brazilian pepper are among the introduced species found in pinelands. Taking into account all the species introduced into the Everglades, Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly referred to as the melaleuca or broad-leaved paperbark, poses the greatest threat. Forming dense sta
easily uprooted by strong winds, resulting in beach erosion

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Importance of Coral Reefs – South Florida Aquatic Environments

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/corals/importance/

Fisheries Reefs provide habitat for important recreational and subsistence fisheries. Over 500 federally managed fish and invertebrate species depend upon coral reefs and related habitats, including four Endangered Species Act candidate species. Throughout the world fisheries, coral reefs
reefs prevent loss of life and property as well as erosion

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Impacts to the Lagoon – South Florida Aquatic Environments

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/regions/lake-worth-lagoon/impacts/

Environmental Impacts Some environmental impacts include the tides, storm water drainage, and salinity. These factors impact the lagoon on a daily basis. Salinity Salinity plays an important environmental factor in Lake Worth Lagoon, too much or too little can cause some species to die off. The
structures called seawalls to protect the shoreline from erosion

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Introduced Species – South Florida Aquatic Environments

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/regions/keys/introduced-species/

The Florida Keys, as part of south Florida, is home to a variety of introduced species. Introduced species are those organisms that are native to somewhere else that have been introduced through human activities. Many of these species have detrimental effects on native flora and fauna du
suffers damage from the frequent storms as well as soil erosion

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Guantanamo Bay Lepidoptera study sets baseline for future research – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/guantanamo-bay-lepidoptera-study-sets-baseline-for-future-research/

Florida Museum scientists publishing the first study on butterflies and moths of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station have discovered vast biodiversity in an area previously unknown to researchers. Appearing in the Bulletin of the Allyn Museum Sept. 5, the study creates a baseline for understanding h
complex geological history of volcanic activity, erosion

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High tides: Florida’s early climate-change resettlements could guide modern sea level rise planning – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/high-tides-floridas-early-climate-change-resettlements-could-guide-modern-sea-level-rise-planning/

Miami residents dodging sea-water spewing manhole covers take note: You’re not the first Floridians to deal with climate change. That honor belongs to the state’s earliest residents, some of whom faced the problem 2,000 years ago and quickly learned how to adapt, a new University of Florida s
settlements are even very vulnerable to storms and erosion

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TESI Environmental Leaders Spring Break Field Experience – Thompson Earth Systems Institute

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/tesi-environmental-leaders-spring-break-field-experience/

From March 11-14, TESI Environmental Leaders Fellows embarked on a mission to learn about environmental research, community engagement, and K-12 environmental education in Florida during their Spring Break Field Experience.
living shorelines to stabilize and prevent further erosion

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The Fort and Settlement – Historical Archaeology

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/research/st-augustine/menendez/fort-settlement/

The Fort and the Settlement Contemporary accounts about the fort itself are ambiguous. Pedro Menéndez wrote that he sent his Captains ashore first to make an entrenchment, to protect goods and people that were being unloaded from the ships. They would subsequently, once the immediate threats an
waterside) end of the ditch has been destroyed by modern erosion

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