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The Florida Ornithological Society maintains the official state list of the birds of Florida, which currently contains 498 species. [61] A study published in 2003 by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented 196 species of birds which were confirmed to breed in the state, with an additional 19 species listed as possible ...
The river drops into a large sinkhole in O'Leno State Park [4] and reappears in the adjacent River Rise Preserve State Park. [5] The land over the underground section of the river, referred to as a natural bridge, was used for the main route of the Spanish mission trail and the Bellamy Road to avoid a water crossing of the Santa Fe River. [6]
The Chipola River is a tributary of the Apalachicola River in western Florida.It is part of the ACF River Basin watershed.. The 92.5-mile-long (148.9 km) [1] river crosses present-day Jackson, Calhoun and Gulf counties.
Also known as the pennant-fish and threadfin trevally. [4] African tigerfish: Hydrocynus vittatus: Alabama bass: Micropterus henshalli: Alabama shad: Alosa alabamae: Albacore: Thunnus alalunga: Alewife: Alosa pseudoharengus: Alligator gar: Atractosteus spatula: Largest exclusively freshwater fish found in North America, measuring 8 to 10 feet ...
The ecology of Florida considers the state's two Level I and three Level II/III ecoregions containing more than 80 distinct ecosystems. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They differ in hydrology , climate, landforms, soil types, flora, and fauna, forming a global biodiversity hotspot .
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Florida Bay has undergone a series of ecological changes beginning in the late 1980s that have severely altered the ecosystem. [34] Originally, clean freshwater flowed south through the state into the Florida Bay. To support the state's agricultural water needs, namely for sugar cultivation, the water was rerouted and no longer flows into the Bay.
Florida is tied with North Dakota as having the fewest earthquakes of any US state. [7] Because Florida is not located near any tectonic plate boundaries, earthquakes are very rare, but not totally unknown. In January 1879, a shock occurred near St. Augustine. There were reports of heavy shaking that knocked plaster from walls and articles from ...