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    Freshwater coral reefs hypoxia
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Eutrophication and Hypoxia

    This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2013

    Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    Food
    Insights
    January 31, 2013

    4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • food security
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • food security
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    Freshwater
    Videos
    July 2, 2012

    Coral Reefs - Polyps in Peril

    • coral reefs
    • coral reefs
    Freshwater
    Videos
    December 21, 2011

    Récifs Coralliens en Péril (Revisité)

    • climate change
    • pollution
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    Freshwater
    Videos
    December 21, 2011

    Arrecifes en Peligro (Reexamen)

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • climate change
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • climate change
    Freshwater
    Data
    March 11, 2011

    Reefs at Risk from Coastal Development

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Videos
    February 23, 2011

    Reefs at Risk Revisited Launch, Washington, D.C.

    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • climate change
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • climate change
    • coral reefs
    Freshwater
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Reefs at Risk from Watershed-based Pollution

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Coral Reefs of the World Classified by Threat from Watershed-based Pollution

    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Water Quality
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Water Quality
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Coral Reefs of the World Classified by Threat from Marine-based Pollution and Damage

    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Water Quality
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Reefs at Risk Projections: Present, 2030, and 2050

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Thermal Stress on Coral Reefs between 1998 and 2007

    • climate change
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • climate change
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Reefs at Risk from Overfishing and Destructive Fishing

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Reefs at Risk from Overfishing and Destructive Fishing

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    Freshwater
    Data
    February 23, 2011

    Reefs at Risk from Marine-based Pollution and Damage

    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean

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