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Shoreline Protection Mangroves protect shorelines from erosion. Mangroves protect shorelines from damaging storm and hurricane winds, waves, and floods. Mangroves also help prevent erosion by stabilizing sediments with their tangled root systems. They maintain water quality and clarity, filterin
endangered species: a species in danger of becoming extinct that is protected by

A data citation and tracking tool created by Florida Museum of Natural History researchers has won second place in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility 2019 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge. Hannah Owens, Florida Museum courtesy scientist and former museum postdoctoral researcher, led a collaborati
Life on Earth Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger

Plants flowering at the wrong time of year suggest the approach of a powerful wind. Dolphins inexplicably abandon the harbor. Familiar birds are suddenly nowhere to be seen. Such observations have been recounted by local fisherfolk and Native Americans as signs that a serious storm is on the way. W
Pineland Road and meant that we sprang into action post-storm immediately after the danger

Amblyraja radiata These cool-water skates have rounded diamond shaped pectoral disks with stout tails, usually muddy brown on top, and white underneath. They are named for the scattered thorny denticles along their spines, edges of pectoral fins, and tails, interspersed with smaller ‚prickles‘. T
Danger to Humans There is little danger associated with the thorny skate.

Sphyraena barracuda This long, tubular fish has a very pointed snout filled with two rows of teeth, and small fins set back towards its crescent caudal (tail) fin. It is a shiny blue-gray above, fading to silver and white below, usually with dark spots on its lower sides, and sometimes with faint
successful daytime ambush hunter that can burst in speeds up to 35 mph, and is a danger

Pterois volitans This Indo-Pacific reef fish has become an invasive species in the Western Atlantic with few or no predators. This almond-shaped fish is covered in red and white zebra striping, and has long, elaborate fins and venomous spines. They can grow to between 12 and 15 inches long, and p
eradicate the species has been enacted or recommended despite the enormous potential danger

Carcharhinus perezi This sturdy shark is abundant in the Caribbean, and because of its average features, is often confused with other requiem sharks. Usually growing 6.5 to 10 feet long, these are the apex predator of their food web. They have been found ’sleeping‘ in caves and on the ocean floor
Danger to Humans The Caribbean reef shark infrequently attacks humans.

Pristis pectinata The sawfish derives its name from its elongated, blade-like snout, that is studded with „teeth“. While they look similar to sharks, they are actually highly derived rays. The smalltooth sawfish is one of five species of sawfishes found worldwide. Historically, the species had a
Danger to Humans Humans are not in any direct danger from the sawfish.

Fenestraja sinusmexicanus This deep-water, bottom-dwelling skate has a heart-shaped pectoral disc that is reddish brown to purple on top and pale yellowish underneath. There are several rows of thorns around the edge of the pectoral fins and down the spine of the skate, onto its slender, long tai
Danger to Humans This skate is considered harmless to humans.

Your bird field guide may be out of date now that Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island. New genera of living birds are rare discoveries — fewer than one per year is announced globally. David Steadman and Andrew Kratte
Life on Earth Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger