Английская Википедия:Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
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The Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (often shortened to ACE Basin NERR) is a Шаблон:Convert reserve area located in the ACE Basin, one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the Atlantic coast of the United States.Шаблон:Fact It is named for the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto Rivers, which flow past cypress swamps, historic plantation houses, old rice fields and tidal marshes to meet at South Carolina's biologically rich St. Helena Sound.
The ACE Basin NERR is intended to protect the natural environment, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area.Шаблон:Fact The reserve also preserves the habitat of a number of endangered or threatened species, such as shortnose sturgeon, wood storks, loggerhead sea turtles and bald eagles.
Commercial fisherman harvest supplies of shrimp, crab, oyster, clam and finfish each year in the ACE Basin. Recreational fishermen ply the mudflats for spottail bass, flounder and shrimp, while paddlers visit the salt marsh creeks and the black waters of the rivers.Шаблон:Fact
Research conducted at the ACE Basin NERR enhance the protection of these commercial and recreational uses by monitoring water quality, providing information on the number and types of plant and animal species, and evaluating the overall health of the ACE Basin ecosystem.Шаблон:Fact
Through a number of educational programs, the reserve provides information to coastal decision makers, lawmakers, teachers, students and the general public.Шаблон:Fact The reserve sponsors a summer lecture series, develops curriculum materials for teachers, offers a touch tank program for children and conducts educational cruises where students and teachers learn about estuaries and their values to marine, avian and human life.
References
- Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
- ACE Basin at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Шаблон:National Estuarine Research Reserves of the United States Шаблон:Protected areas of South Carolina Шаблон:South Carolina Lowcountry
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