Water covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. Nearly all of that water is seas and oceans. Because the oceans are continuous, it is sometimes hard to tell exactly where one ocean ends and the next begins. However, most classification systems…
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The idea of zoning U.S. territorial waters is not new. Ocean zoning, a central component of marine spatial planning, is the next logical step from simply setting aside marine protected areas. Coastal and marine spatial planning, together with ecosystem-based management,…
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The Pacific Ocean host a vast arrangement of volcanic structures that are called the “Ring of Fire”. This massive arc of volcanoes begins in New Zealand, curves west to hug Oceania and the Asian continent, then swings northeastward to the North American…
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Out of all the places on Earth, the ocean still remains a place of intrigue and mystery. When oceanographers and marine biologists study the ocean, they tend to concentrate within one subdivision at a time. Scientists have divided the ocean…
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The continental United States had a new type of illegal immigrant arrive in Florida during the 1990s. Asian citrus psyllids, small herbivorous insects sometimes referred to as jumping plant lice, were found in Delray Beach on June 2, 1998. How…
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Huanglongbing (HLB), better known as citrus greening disease, is a bacterial disease carried by the Asian citrus pysllid (Diaphorina citri), which can quickly spread it through an entire grove. It can also be transmitted by grafting diseased budwood. It cannot…
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Citrus Greening also known as Huanglongbing is a very serious citrus disease. There are three types of Citrus Disease and these are. 1) Asian 2) African 3) and, Brazilian It is more commonly spread in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula, Asia…
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Citrus Greening Disease has the US citrus industry terrified, and for good reason too. This bacterial infection threatens to obliterate entire groves of citrus, potentially wiping out the species altogether if left unchecked. Citrus Greening Disease is a bacterial disease…
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In May 2013, scientists at Cornell and Cincinnati universities announced that 380-million-year-old clam fossils show evidence of how the natural ecosystem can stay surprisingly stable even during periods of severe environmental change. The research was published in the journal PLOS…
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Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, which left New Orleans devastated, all eyes were on the city and its surrounding areas again as another Hurricane, this time called Isaac, hit. Fortunately, despite substantial damage, the hurricane wasn’t of the same ferocity…
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