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Mangroves Kara L. Cole Ecology 09-29-2006
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Background Definition Adapted to living in wet soils, salty or saline habitats, and being periodically submerged due to tides 50 Species in 12 families Reproduction
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Distribution Courtesy http:// www.flmnh.ufl.edu/FISH/southflorida/mangrove/distribution.html#locale
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4 Types Red Mangrove Black Mangrove White Mangrove Buttonwood
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Types Red Mangrove Black Mangrove White Mangrove Buttonwood Pictures courtesy of Cathleen Bester and NOAA
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Zones Affected by –Tidal Flooding –Land Elevation –Soil and Water Salinity Courtesy http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/SouthFlorida/mangrove/Zonation.html
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Importance Shoreline protection Nursery Threatened and endangered species Renewable resource
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Human Impacts Dredging Water Pollution Urban Development
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Fauna American Alligator Eastern Indigo Snake Southern Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Pictures courtesy South Florida Water Management District, US Fish & Wildlife Service and NOAA Brown Pelican Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Sources “Mangroves.” Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/SouthFlorida /mangrove/Introduction.html (24 Sep. 2006) http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/SouthFlorida /mangrove/Introduction.html Molles Jr., Manuel. 2004 Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 3rd edition. WCB/McGraw-Hill Publishers, Boston. pgs 68-72.
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