LaMP: Rare Coastal Wetlands on Lake Erie

This photo album by Anabel documents rare and exotic plant species found along rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, and within thick rainforests, as well as rough seas. It features pictures of plants, beaches, species, rainforests, coastlines, and seas from areas containing rare and exotic biodiversity.

The Currituck Sound is a shallow estuary located in northeastern North Carolina. It provides important habitat for numerous plant and animal species. However, the Sound faces threats such as excessive nutrients, toxic materials, erosion, sedimentation, and habitat loss due to human activities. Conservation efforts aim to protect this fragile ecosystem and promote sustainable use of its resources.

This document is an alphabet book highlighting topics covered at the Marine Lab in Key Largo, Florida. It discusses three days the author's sixth grade students spend at Marine Lab each year learning about the coral reef, sea grass, and mangrove habitats through topics like algae, biodiversity, coral, dollars, echinoderms, filter feeders, global warming threats, hurricanes, invertebrates, John Pennekamp State Park, Key Largo, limestone, mangroves, nutrition, oxygen, plankton, questions, reefs, sea grass, tentacles, upwelling, volcanoes, warmth, exoskeletons, and zooxanthellae.

The North Etiwanda Preserve is important because it protects one of the few remaining intact Riversidian Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub habitats, which is a rare ecosystem. This habitat runs along the southern base of the Transverse mountain ranges and is characterized by shrub-dominated plant communities adapted to periodic flooding. The preserve contains 473 acres of alluvial shrub habitat and is home to endangered species like the California gnatcatcher bird.

This study examines Virginia Lake in Reno, NV and its surrounding environment. The report focuses on the lake's formation during the Great Depression, the evolution of plant and animal life around the lake, and different types of geological formations found in the area. Samples were taken of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks near the lake. However, the study did not find any evidence of unconformities or examples of Steno's Law of Superposition due to the lake's recent construction.

This document discusses different food chains and webs found in various ecosystems. It examines a marine food chain in the South Pole, a terrestrial prairie food chain, a food chain in the ocean, and a food web in a pond. It also mentions various trophic chains in forests but asks the reader to only select one example.

Klamath Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Oregon, located between the Cascade Mountains and Winema National Forest. It was formed from the remnants of ancient Modoc Lake over 2 million years ago. Nearly 7,000 years ago, the eruption of Mount Mazama created Crater Lake and contributed mineral-rich sediments to Klamath Lake. Klamath Lake's shallow depth, mineral-rich sediments, and winds promote the growth of a unique type of algae called Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) which flourishes in the lake but is generally non-toxic.

Plum Island State Park is located in Massachusetts and contains over 30,000 acres including a long narrow barrier island and the largest salt marsh in New England. The island was originally used for grazing but is now an important habitat for birds and protects inland areas from storms and tides. Though originally shaped by glaciers, the landscape is now influenced by tides eroding and depositing sediment, making the barrier island retreat inland over time. The park provides opportunities for recreation like beach going and boating while conserving important coastal ecosystems.

This document discusses soil erosion along creek banks. It provides an overview of the Purga Creek in Queensland, Australia as a case study. The main causes of soil erosion along creek banks are identified as natural processes like floods, as well as human activities like land clearing and cattle grazing. Allowing native plants to grow along creek banks can help mitigate erosion by holding soil with their roots. Planting trees and fencing off cattle are recommended actions to reduce erosion.

Estuaries are bodies of water where freshwater from rivers meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean. They provide important habitat for many fish and shellfish, with 2/3 of fish and shellfish species spending time in estuaries. Estuaries support complex food webs and nutrient cycles. However, they face threats from activities like dam construction, pollution from agriculture, and climate change, which can disrupt ecosystems. Conservation efforts aim to protect estuaries by restricting dams, reducing pollution, and regulating water use.

World Environment Day is held annually in June to raise awareness of environmental issues. Trees play an important role in absorbing carbon dioxide, releasing water into the atmosphere, and nourishing forests with deadfall. Various fruits and vegetables like avocados, broccoli, and peppers provide important nutrients while also absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

Wetlands are very productive coastal areas that can be natural or artificial. This document discusses several wetlands in Sicily, Italy, including salt ponds near Augusta that provide habitat for migratory birds. The Cyane River originates from two springs and flows through Syracuse, and its banks contain rare papyrus vegetation. The Porcaria Torrent is fed by eleven springs and retains native riparian flora despite human impacts to the area. These wetlands in Sicily support important biodiversity.

Martin's Pond Nature Reserve in Nottingham, England contains various habitats including open water, marsh, grassland, and woodland. The open water provides a home for birds like mallards and swans, as well as fish. Around the water's edge is a marsh community with plants adapted to wet conditions that offer shelter for pond wildlife. A boardwalk allows visitors to walk over the marsh and view the diverse plant and animal life. Woodland covers an island in the center of the pond.

The Ortega 80 Preserve Trust includes 80 acres of land along the Ortega River in Jacksonville, Florida.

Eaton Canyon is located in the San Gabriel Mountains in Pasadena, California. The mountains were formed by earthquake activity along the San Gabriel fault. The canyon provides examples of various rock types common to the area, including metamorphic rocks like gneiss and mica schist as well as igneous granite pegmatite rocks. Layers of older metamorphic rocks can be seen below younger layers, following the law of superposition. Erosion from earthquakes and rainfall causes the exposed layers to show signs of nonconformities.

Melville Koppies Nature Reserve has a long history and complex geology. The oldest rocks in the reserve date back over 3 billion years ago. The reserve contains various geologic features formed during periods of tectonic activity, including unconformities, quartz veins, and cliffs. The climate and seasons impact the reserve's plant and animal life. Different slopes and microenvironments allow different plants to thrive depending on factors like temperature and frost. Over 160 bird species and small mammals inhabit the reserve. Some plant species have traditional uses as food or medicine.

The document summarizes a trip taken from April 13-15, 2012. It includes stops at Diaz Lake, the Alabama Hills, Mono Lake, Convict Lake, June Lake Loop, the Eastern California Museum, and views of the Manzanar Japanese internment camp, Cucamonga Alluvial Fan, solar power plants, Doppler radar, mine tailings, the California Aqueduct, the Garlock Fault, desert vegetation, Owens Dry Lake, and SETI towers. Many of the locations provided information on geological formations and historical events like earthquakes and the diversion of the Owens River.

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