Reptiles of Lake Worth Lagoon
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The Everglades is threatened by introduced plants and animals. The Everglades National Park was established to protect the diverse natural habitats of the region which include freshwater marshes, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, cypress swamps, mangrove swamps, and estuaries. However, despite
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Aquatic habitats fluctuate with the seasons, limiting distribution of fishes during the dry season. Close to 100 species of freshwater fish have been documented in south Florida including aquatic habitats throughout the Everglades region. These fish include : and rainwater killi
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Cypress trees are well-adapted to water-logged soils in the Everglades. Cypress trees, the most flood-tolerant of all Florida tree species, grow in areas that are covered in water for longer periods than the surrounding marshlands. Two species of cypress occur in the Everglades, the bald cy
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It’s the end of the semester at UF which means we will soon be saying goodbye to our crack team of student assistants. Throughout this semester (and in many cases longer) they have tackled many collections tasks. This includes entering specimen data into a spreadsheet for importing, often from hand
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Whale Catfishes The family Cetopsidae consists of 41 known species of small to moderate sized fishes which share an anal fin with a long base, a lack of spines in the pectoral and dorsal fins other than in a few species of the subfamily Cetopsinae, and the lack of a nasal barbel, a free orbital mar
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The Florida Keys, as part of south Florida, is home to a variety of introduced species. Introduced species are those organisms that are native to somewhere else that have been introduced through human activities. Many of these species have detrimental effects on native flora and fauna du
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Introduction Florida Bay is located off the southern tip of Florida It is an estuary covering 1100 square miles Salinity is affected by freshwater flowing from the Everglades Florida Bay is an estuary covering approximately 1,100 square miles (2,850 square km) between the southern
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Threatened and endangered species of Florida Bay include: Sea Turtles American Crocodile American Alligator Manatee Wood Stork „Endangered“ species are in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or the majority of its range while a „threatened“ species is one that is likely t
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Porifera
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