1. Mangroves Kara L. Cole Ecology 09-29-2006

2. 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

3. Distribution Courtesy http:// www.flmnh.ufl.edu/FISH/southflorida/mangrove/distribution.html#locale

4. 4 Types Red Mangrove Black Mangrove White Mangrove Buttonwood

5. Types Red Mangrove Black Mangrove White Mangrove Buttonwood Pictures courtesy of Cathleen Bester and NOAA

6. Zones Affected by –Tidal Flooding –Land Elevation –Soil and Water Salinity Courtesy http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/SouthFlorida/mangrove/Zonation.html

7. Importance Shoreline protection Nursery Threatened and endangered species Renewable resource

8. Human Impacts Dredging Water Pollution Urban Development

9. 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

10. 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.