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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 Florida Keys extend southwest off the southern tip of Florida This area includes the only coral reef system off North America The Florida Reef Tract is the third largest in the world The Florida Keys are a chain of 1,700 islands extending southwest from the southern tip
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Productivity and Shelter Seagrass provides food and shelter for many marine organisms. Seagrasses are a primarily food source for many organisms including the manatee (Trichechus manatus) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) both of which are endangered marine herbivores. Many marine spec
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Problems Decrease of water quality and diversity due to human and natural causes Water quality and biodiversity has been declining over the years due to human activity and natural causes. There was a major seagrass die-off during the summer of 1987 in the western portion of Florida Bay. Lo
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Seagrasses are not „true“ grasses. Seagrasses are found in shallow coastal waters Seagrasses provide important habitat for marine organisms Seagrasses are more closely related to the lilies rather than true grasses. There are over 50 temperate and tropical species of seagrass belong
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Papua New Guinea harbors one of the richest biotas in the world, with approximately 5 percent of the planet’s biodiversity. Yet many areas of the country are incompletely surveyed, especially for invertebrate animals like land snails. Unlike many other countries, Papua New Guinea retains mu
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