Terrestrial & Freshwater 

 Wetlands 



Estuarine & Saltwater 

 Wetlands 



Florida Bay s 

 Mangrove Islands 



Florida Keys & 

 Reefs 



1. Pinelands 



2. Hammocks 



3. Prairies 



4. Cypress 



5. Thickets 



6. Marshes 



7. Ponds 



8. Disturbed habitats 



1. Salt marshes 



2. Salt prairies 



3. Beaches & dunes 



4. Mangrove forests 



5. Oscillating salinity 



open waters 



a) Mangrove ponds 



b) Tidal streams 



c) Estuarine bays 



d) Oceanic bays 



1. 

 2. 

 3. 

 4. 



Seagrasses 



Intertidal shoals 



"Lakes" 



Mangrove islands 

 & blue green 

 algal mats 



1. Tropical hammocks 



2. Pinelands 



3. Disturbed habitats 



4. Rocky shores 



5. Mangroves 



6. Canals 



7. High velocity 

 channels 



8. Seagrasses 



9. Coral reefs 



a) Back reefs 



b) Patch reefs 



c) Fore reefs 



Table 2. Habitats corresponding to conceptual model zonations. 



The remainder of this document 

 is devoted to a detailed discussion 

 of the ecological characteristics of 

 the lower Everglades, Florida Bay, 

 and Florida Keys. We hope that as 

 the details of watershed metabolism 

 unfold, the reader will be able to 

 visualize where the information 

 presented may be "plugged-in" to the 

 conceptual model. We also hope that 

 in so doing, the reader will gain 

 some useful insights into the mecha- 

 nisms that govern the quiet, persis- 

 tent evolution of this fascinating 

 ecosystem. 



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