Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary A travelers dream By: Maggie, Elijah, Lucia

Florida keys marine sanctuary Location: Florida Keys, South of Miami near the westward to the Dry Tortugas Closest city: Miami, Florida

FLORIDA KEYS

What's the Biome? Biome: A coral reef; home to a different organisms. Coordinates: 24° 41’N 81°14’ W Similar Biomes: In the Indian Ocean near equator This is a biome!

Abiotic Factors There are two seasons: Wet season (May to October) Dry season (November to April) Precipitation: High in May to June

Graph of the Precipitation

Humidity Average summer temperature is 80˚ Fahrenheit (27°C) Average amount of humidity : around 75%.

Graph of humidity

Florida, only two seasons, summer and spring, Temp. Range: 60F – 90F

Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary's top daylight hour is 18 hours   Length of day Solar noon Date Sunrise Sunset This day Difference Time Altitude Distance (million mi) Jan 1, 2013 7:08 AM 5:42 PM 10h 33m 59s + 22s 12:25 PM 41.3° 91.406 Jan 2, 2013 10h 34m 24s + 24s 41.4° Jan 3, 2013 5:43 PM 10h 34m 51s + 26s 12:26 PM 41.5° 91.407 Jan 4, 2013 5:44 PM 10h 35m 20s + 28s 41.6° 91.408 Jan 5, 2013 7:09 AM 10h 35m 51s + 30s 41.7° 91.410 Jan 6, 2013 5:45 PM 10h 36m 24s + 32s 12:27 PM 41.8° 91.412 Jan 7, 2013 5:46 PM 10h 36m 59s + 34s 42.0° 91.414 Above is a table of January, 2013’s days.

The overall daily temperature is 85˚F and lower in the rain. Climate: a tropical maritime climate ( hot and humid). Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Description: Partly sunny. Warm. Mostly cloudy. Warm. Partly cloudy. Warm. Widely scattered storms. Mostly sunny. Warm. Temperature: 82 °F 81 °F 87 °F

5.5 inches of rain each month Hurricane Season :June 1 and November 30.13-16% chance of a hurricane September is where the most rain fall happens.

Main Organisms: Coral reefs, algae, and fishes. Biotic Factors Main Organisms: Coral reefs, algae, and fishes. World’s third largest barrier reef for habitat for fishes and other marine life. Above is a picture of the fishes that live there.

Below is a graph of the energy Florida Keys get each year. Different organisms give off energy and get energy from each other Below is a graph of the energy Florida Keys get each year.

The coral reef live in 70˚F – 85˚ F water that must be salty. Corals are a major organism in this ecosystem. It provides food for animals and a habitat for others. The coral reef live in 70˚F – 85˚ F water that must be salty. Process of reproducing coral: The coral polyp floats briefly before it finds a solid place to attach itself to. Then, it builds in a colony and becomes taller years after years. Above is how the coral polyps look like.

Corals have four different habitats for coral reefs. Hardbottom Patch Reef Shallow Offshore Reef Deep Offshore Reef

Different types of Coral reefs

Zooxanthellae use photosynthesis to make food and brightens the coal. Animals eat algae for food; especially coral. Algae even lives inside the corals. They benefit from each other. Zooxanthellae use photosynthesis to make food and brightens the coal. Here’s how the zooxanthellae look like:

Groups of fish search around the reefs for food; algea. Most fishes have diffrentcolors. Ex: Three spotted damselfish

Food Web

Organisms Table Producer Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer Tertiary Consumer Decomposer Phytoplanktonster Christmas tree worm Sea star Marine Bacteria Calcareous green algae Flamingo tongue snail French Angelfish West Indies Spiny Lobster Zooxanthellae Red finger sponge Knobbed Porgy Long Spined Black Urchin Barracuda Staghorn coral Moray eel Zooplankton Gulf Flounder Three-spot damselfish Parrot Fish

What’s the Issues? People are stepping on the coral reefs even if there are signs. Corals can die easily. The nutrients of the keys is very poor in soil The climate change leads into a problems with money

The education is bad. When it is too hot, kids can go home. Less coral reefs are being produced 27% of the world’s coral reefs is affected. Humans needs to stop stepping on the coral. Stop disturbing them

Resources Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary Cards Fossweb.com Floridakeys.noaa.gov Timeanddate.com

Florida

only two seasons

summer and spring

Temp. Range: 60F – 90F