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  2. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary in the Florida Keys. It includes the Florida Reef, the only barrier coral reef in North America [1] and the third-largest coral barrier reef in the world. It also has extensive mangrove forest and seagrass fields.

  3. Florida mangroves - Wikipedia

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    The Florida mangroves ecoregion, of the mangrove forest biome, comprise an ecosystem along the coasts of the Florida peninsula, and the Florida Keys.Four major species of mangrove populate the region: red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove, and the buttonwood.

  4. Environment of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida's Atlantic coast is home to the only extensive coral reefs in the continental United States, [66] and the third largest in the world. [67] The entire reef system in the Florida Keys is encompassed by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, [68] and significant portions of reef are protected as part of Biscayne National Park. [67]

  5. South Florida rocklands - Wikipedia

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    The pine rocklands are a critically imperiled ecosystem located in southern Florida, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Cuba.Its location in south Florida and throughout the Caribbean Archipelago straddles the southern and northern ends of the temperate and tropical flora ranges, respectively. [4]

  6. How did they make it in those boats? An exclusive look at ...

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    In a Florida Keys park. ... the garbage in the form of soda cans and bottles and food containers, all making the vessels hazards to the fragile Florida Keys ecosystem. The FWC, along with Monroe ...

  7. Conservation volunteers traveled to the Keys expecting to ...

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    In the months after Hurricane Irma devastated the Florida Keys, the Conch Republic Marine Army launched as a nonprofit that aimed to help clean up the massive amount of debris that ended up ...

  8. Dry Tortugas National Park - Wikipedia

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    The park preserves Fort Jefferson and the several Dry Tortugas islands, the westernmost and most isolated of the Florida Keys. The archipelago's coral reefs are the least disturbed of the Florida Keys reefs. The park is noted for abundant sea life, tropical bird breeding grounds, colorful coral reefs, and shipwrecks and sunken treasures.

  9. Where to stay in Florida: 10 dreamy beach resorts perfect for ...

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    At the on-site kid's club for ages 5 to 12, called Camp Hawk, children can learn about the delicate Florida Keys ecosystem. Teens have their own separate drop-in space for video games, pizza ...