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Conceptual diagram illustrating how hurricanes are structured and formed.
Hurricane formation
Conceptual diagram illustrating the impact of the phytoplankton community on the aquatic ecosystem.
Impact of phytoplankton community on food web…
Conceptual diagram illustrating the life cycle of a poliovirus.
Life cycle of a poliovirus
Conceptual diagram illustrating the life cycle of the Caribbean spiny lobster.
Life cycle of the Caribbean spiny lobster
Conceptual diagram illustrating nighttime foraging by lobsters. Lobsters are most active at night, leaving their den to look for food.
Lobster nighttime foraging
Illustration of a magnifying glass
Magnifying glass
Conceptual diagram illustrating mangrove conservation and restoration practices that increase the survival of mangrove forests.
Mangrove conservation and restoration practices
Conceptual diagram illustrating the important ecological functions that mangroves provide to the marine environment.
Mangrove ecological functions
Conceptual diagram illustrating several of the more notable species provided habitat by mangrove forests.
Mangrove forest wildlife
Conceptual diagram illustrating the critical habitat that mangroves provide for a variety of animals.
Mangroves provide critical habitat
Conceptual diagram illustrating a number of technology tools that are used to collect data on various aspects of the Florida Bay.
Methods of data collection
Conceptual diagram illustrating the microbial food web of the mangrove forest.
Microbial food web of the mangrove forest
Front view illustration of a microscope.
Microscope
Conceptual diagram illustrating the causes of seagrass die-off in Florida Bay.
Model explaining seagrass die-off in Florida Bay
Conceptual diagram illustrating the process used by scientists to explore the similarities and differences in modern fauna and core fauna of a specific region.
Modern vs. core fauna
Conceptual diagram illustrating a modern central collection and wastewater treatment plant.
Modern Wastewater Treatment
Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is the most common shrub in the  areas behind the ocean dunes and protected from salt spray. It is an evergreen whose berries are eaten by tree swallows and myrtle warblers, and that provides cover for small rodents and rabbits.
Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle)
Conceptual diagram illustrating how nutrient availability, which decreases as you move further offshore, determines the location of algae and seagrasses.
Nutrient availability influences algae and…
Iconic representation of overfishing
Overfishing
Front view illustration of a padlock
Padlock
Conceptual diagram illustrating how phytoplankton blooms in eastern Florida Bay and southern Biscayne Bay were sustained through feedback loops among ecosystem components.
Phytoplankton bloom feedback loops
Conceptual diagram illustrating potential impacts of sea-level rise on mangrove dominated shorelines.
Potential inundation of mangroves by sea-level…
Conceptual diagram illustrating primary productivity within seagrass beds.
Primary productivity of seagrass beds
Conceptual diagram illustrating the complex life cycle of the queen conch.
Queen conch life cycle
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