1. Salt Marshes in Florida
Ashlie Manzi
Mackenzie Black
2nd Hour
Ecology
11/3/08

2. The Organisms
The salt marshes in Florida are home to many different animals and organisms. Some of these organisms include
Black Needle Rush
Saltmeadow Cord Grass
Smooth Cord Grass
Saw Grass
Calico Scallop
Shrimp
Blue Crab
Swordfish
Mullet
Saltwort
Cattail
Palmetto

3. How the Cycles Impact the Marshes
With the different cycles in the marshes, there are also different ways that the plants and animals are able to survive in the salt marshes.
With the nitrogen flowing through the soil, it somewhat is able to give nutrients to the plants. The carbon also brings life to the plants and the animals.

6. Urls http://stone.web.brevard.k12.fl.us/html/salt.marsh.html

7. Nitrogen
Nitrogen affects the salt water marshes in man ways, the nitrogen contains compounds that act as nutrients for the marsh.
The major routes of entry of nitrogen into bodies of water are industrial wastewater, septic tanks, animal wastes,runoff from fertilized field and lawns and discharge from car exhaust.
Bacteria converts while its in the water, and it uses up oxygen, which takes away life from the Salt Water Marsh.

8. Phosphorus
Rainfall can cause large amounts of phosphate to wash from farm soils into nearby waterways.
Phosphate will stimulate the growth of plankton and aquatic plants; which provides food for fish. This can cause an increase in the fish population and improve the water quality overall.
However, if an excess amount of phosphate enters the waterway, algae and aquatic plants will grow wildly, choke up the waterway, and use up large amounts of oxygen.

9. Carbon Cycle