Briefly explore the geography and history, meet the wildlife, and understand the conditions threatening Coastal Louisiana.

Compare and contrast three very different ecosystems - the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Florida Everglades, and the Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska. Learn what makes each of them unique, and about the adaptations plants and animals had...

Use this site to learn about the effects of persistent organic pollutants on the ecology of Antarctic coastal waters. Information is presented for both teacher and student researcher.

North Carolina is located within the temperate deciduous forest global biome, however, a great variety of forest and non-forest ecosystems may be found within the state. The temperature and moisture regimes throughout North Carolina are...

NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation oversees the conservation of United States coastal and marine habitats. Learn about the different projects they have undertaken and supported, what the work involves, and why it is so...

This lesson is designed to help familiarize students with methods scientists use to study the coastal ocean in the Pacific Northwest. It will encourage them to pose and investigate their own questions about the ocean.

The online home of the sandy shore exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium gives you access to an array of resources for learning about the kinds of animals (particularly, birds) and plants that live in coastal wetlands.

Travel Virginia with the Virginia Trekkers, a group of hardy teachers, as they trek around the beautiful State of Virginia! Virtually visit areas of geological and historical significance across the five regions: Appalachian Plateau,...

Caral was an architectural marvel - a 1,500-acre complex constructed by the oldest known civilization in the Western Hemisphere. Colossal pyramid structures in the Americas as old as those in Egypt? The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, in...

"Wazaramo" is the preferred name for the people who live in the coastal area of Tanzania, in the vicinity of the capital city, Dar es Salaam. "Wazaramo" refers to the ethnic group, "Mzaramo" to an individual, and "Kizaramo" to the...

"Mande" is a term that has been used to identify the culture that embraces the western third of Africa's great northern savanna and coastal forests. The Mali Empire was the source of the Mande diaspora; therefore, in a broad sense,...

This site offers an up-close look at a painting by Joseph Vernet. You can zoom in on the art as well as get a better understanding of it through the written notes.

Offers dimensions of Mixtec household and density of urban village. Household ritual included food processing, tool and textile production, and ceramic production using molds. The importance of Rio Viejo as an urban center is discussed.

Archaeological investigations at Saktunja site in Belize focuses on inter-region trade networks and diversification strategies. Site can be viewed in English and Spanish.

This article explains what shell rings are and why they are important in understanding the daily life and culture of Archaic Period groups living in the southeast United States. Read about the theories of the ring sites in terms of...

As benign as it may look up close, the tiny seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia can wreak quite a bit of havoc on coastal ecosystems. This super algae is very adaptable; it also grows fast and spreads easily. Eric Noel Munoz gives the details of...

Flip over this interactive OLogy card to learn about mangrove forests and their importance to coastal ecosystems.

An image of "Coastal Landscape", created by Paul Bril in 1596 (Oil on copper, 11,7 x 17,4 cm).

An image of "Coastal Landscape with Ships", created by Adam Willaerts in 1616 (Oil on canvas).

An image of "Coastal Landscape", created by Isaac Willaerts in 1662 (Oil on panel, 46 x 73 cm).

An image of "Coastal Landscape", created by Claude-Joseph Vernet in 1747 (Oil on canvas, 32 x 50 cm).

An image of "Rocky Coastal Landscape in a Storm", created by Philip Jacques De Loutherbourg in 1771 (Oil on canvas, 38 x 48 cm).

An image of "Coastal View with Tower", created by Marco Ricci from 1715-20 (Oil on canvas, 106,7 x 148,6 cm).

An image of "Coastal Scene with Resting Riders", created by Jan Asselyn, c. 1652 (Oil on canvas, 71 x 96 cm).