Painting by Sarah March
This painting depicts adjacent
ecosystems on the island of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia.
It was designed for an environmental outreach poster that was distributed
to schools on Kosrae as well as other locations in Micronesia.
The painting emphasizes native
flora and fauna (from left to right) in: upland Terminalia swamp
forest; and sea grass beds. Native residents of Kosrae (Kosraeans)
rely on near-shore fishes and invertebrates for subsitence and trade.
Many of these fishes migrate daily between coral reefs, sea grass beds
and mangrove channels. The painting illustrates these migrations
as well as the importance of mangrove leavs as a carbon source of the fish
dominated food chains.
Funding for this project was provided to the University
of Georgiaís Institute of Ecology by the U.S. Forest Service in a grant
to Dr. Catherine Pringle.
Dr. James March, Dr. Jonathan Benstead, Dr. Catherine
Pringle, Dr. Kathy Ewel, Mr. Moses Palik, and Mr. Erick Waguk provided
scientific and design input.
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