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Bookmark or Share- Ecosystems and Restoration - Maryland Sea GrantThey’ve displaced native species that are critical to the health of the Bay’s ecosystems. Find out more. Seagrass beds: Underwater grasses on the Bay’s bottom have disappeared, causing wide impacts to local water quality and fish populations. Find out more about why these plants are so important to the Bay and how they’re threatened.
- Aquatic Invasive Species - Maryland Sea GrantAquatic invasive species pose a significant environmental and economic threat to the ecosystems and communities of Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond. Nonnative species are plants, animals, or microbes that have been transported from one geographic region to an area where they did not live previously. The Chesapeake Bay watershed has ...
- Sea Ice | NASA EarthdataSea ice is concentrated largely in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and functions as a key part of polar ecosystems. Channels within sea ice can fill with salt water and provide habitats for primary producers such as algae and plankton to thrive. This allows larger animals to gain sustenance from the ice.
- Wetlands | NASA EarthdataSome of these products cover a specific area, while others encompass wetlands across the globe. With these data, scientists can dive deeper into important topics such as climate change, wetland ecosystems, human development, and water cycles.
- Terrestrial Ecosystems | NASA EarthdataTerrestrial Ecosystems Terrestrial Ecosystems. The dry land environment in which the life needs of a plant ...
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