Posted on: 4 Mar 2015 / Submitted by: missjiajialin
Photo Credit :Marjo Aho
Coastal mangrove forest in the area of the Sandy Island Oyster Bay Marine Protected Area (SIOBMPA) at Carriacou, Grenada.
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Photo Credit :Marjo AhoCoastal mangrove forest in the area of the Sandy Island Oyster Bay Marine Protected Area (SIOBMPA) at Carriacou, Grenada. -
Photo credit: © Ethan DanielsLimestone islands surround a sheltered lagoon where hard corals grow within centimeters of the low tide line. Wayag, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. -
Photo credit: Clay BoltTNC’s oyster reef restoration work along Jeremy Island in South Carolina. -
Photo credit: Kathy KnightSpoonbills and Woodstorks in saltmarsh wetlands, an important feeding ground for many coastal birds. Ossabaw Island, GA -
PHOTO CREDIT: © Jeff YonoverHealthy Seagrass Bed in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, Bahamas.
This article provides an brief introduciton of different Coastal Ecosystems (Mangroves, Coral Reefs Mangroves, Coral Reefs, Oyster Reefs, Saltmarshes, and Seagrasses) on the valuable ecosystem services and impacts they are facing by human acitivities.
Further resources available to explore in this article.
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