The goal of South Florida Aquatic Environments is to increase public awareness and understanding of three imperiled south Florida ecosystems – the Everglades, Florida Bay, and Florida Keys. Human impacts and conservation issues, as well as the role of museum collections in providing a historical ta
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Worldwide There are approximately 40 species of mangroves distributed worldwide. Forty species of mangroves dominate approximately 75% of the world’s tropical coastlines between 25° N and 25° S. In certain locations, this range extends beyond these limits due to the movement of unusually warm wate
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Water Control Freshwater flow has been greatly reduced from the Everglades resulting in higher salinity levels. Deterioration of biological communities of Florida Bay has been due to decrease of water quality. It is believed to result from alteration and diversion of water flow within the Everglad
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The museum turned 100 last year, and to celebrate we had a special exhibit containing a sampling of some of the most exciting material from all our ranges. Little did we suspect that recent Homo sapiens would also be prominently displayed. All the ranges took turns being on exhibit, and
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Introduction The Everglades is a wide expanse of freshwater marshes It once covered 4,000 square miles and is now less than half that size This region is unique, relying on sheet flow of water The Everglades is a large region of freshwater marsh land that originally extended from Lake
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Florida slash pines dominate pinelands throughout eastern sections of the Everglades. Prior to the 1930s, an extensive forest of Florida slash pines (Pinus elliotii densa) covered much of the eastern Everglades. However, due to the increased demand on these forests for construction mate
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Sloughs are main routes of moving water through the Everglades. Hydroperiods are approximately 11 months Shark River Slough and Taylor Slough are two main sloughs within the Everglades The deepest marsh habitats within the Everglades are freshwater sloughs (pronounced SLOOs). Slough
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Fisheries Reefs provide habitat for important recreational and subsistence fisheries. Over 500 federally managed fish and invertebrate species depend upon coral reefs and related habitats, including four Endangered Species Act candidate species. Throughout the world fisheries, coral reefs
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Tropical Climate Mangroves are tropical species. Mangroves are tropical species, surviving at temperatures above 66° F (19° C), not tolerating fluctuations exceeding 18° F (10° C) or temperatures below freezing for any length of time. Salinity Levels Adaptations make it possible for mang
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Michelle LeFebvre Associate Curator and Director of the Randell Research Center Michelle was promoted to Associate Curator in Summer 2025 and was awarded a 2024 University of Florida Excellence Award for Assistant Professors! E-mail: mlefebvre@flmnh.ufl.edu Dr. Michelle LeFebvre is th
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