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Conceptual diagram illustrating the generalized distribution of seagrass species with depth.
Seagrass distribution
Conceptual diagram illustrating the different life history strategies of several seagrass species.
Seagrass life history strategies
Conceptual diagram illustrating the complex food web that a South Florida seagrass meadow supports.
Seagrass meadow food web
Conceptual diagram illustrating differences in nutrient transport between benthic algae and seagrasses.
Seagrass nutrient transport
Conceptual diagram illustrating a simplified seagrass food web showing several commercially important consumers.
Simplified seagrass food web
Conceptual diagram illustrating several of the sources of pollution to nearshore waters in the Florida Keys.
Sources of pollution to nearshore waters in the…
Conceptual diagram illustrating the sources, transport, and cycling of inorganic mercury and methylmercury to the marine environment.
Sources, transport, and cycling of inorganic…
Conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic view of south Florida, including Miami and Biscayne Bay, showing physical connectivity of marine habitats and movement of life stages of grouper among habitat types.
South Florida adult habitat gradient
Conceptual diagram illustrating south Florida, located along the southern margin of the temperate region of North America and the northern margin of the tropics.
South Florida climate zone
Map of the results of a March 2006 study. Each color is a surface drifter which was deployed just east of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The general currents of the area are displayed on this map.
South Florida current trajectories
Map illustrating the bathymetry of south Florida coastal waters and identification of coastal regions.
South Florida currents and eddies
Conceptual diagram illustrating the ecosystem of south Florida which includes such unique natural habitats as the Everglades, Big Cypress Swamp, Ten Thousand Islands, and tropical coral reefs.
South Florida habitats
Conceptual diagram illustrating the historical (left) and current (right) freshwater flows in the south Florida watershed.
South Florida historical vs. current flow regime
Conceptual diagram illustrating the progression of animals such as the Caribbean spiny lobster, and goliath grouper in the Florida bay area.
South Florida marine animal development
Conceptual diagram illustrating the south Florida marine environment, which is closely linked to upland and upstream influence.
South Florida marine environment
Conceptual diagram illustrating the ecosystem of the southern portion of the Florida peninsula.
South Florida peninsula habitat
Conceptual diagram illustrating how, in the south Florida coastal area, the internal tide cores deliver cool, nutrient-rich water from the ocean depths to the outer reefs of the Florida Keys.
South Florida tide
Conceptual diagram illustrating annual mean water volume transports in Florida Bay and through the Keys.
South Florida water volume transport
Conceptual diagram illustrating wet season (left) and dry season (right) variations in south Florida weather patterns.
South Florida weather patterns
Conceptual diagram illustrating that Caribbean spiny lobsters are a key component of the marine ecosystem in south Florida as both predators and prey.
Spiny lobsters are key component of south Florida…
Conceptual diagram illustrating the structure of a coral polyp.
Structure of a coral polyp
Conceptual diagram illustrating the nitrogen cycle.
The nitrogen cycle
Conceptual diagram illustrating the phosphorus cycle.
The phosphorus cycle
Conceptual diagram illustrating a virus tracer study demonstrating that Class V injection wells can cause contamination of surface waters within the environment due to the porous nature of the limestone substrate.
Virus tracer study
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