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Table LU 21. Coastal zone biophysical inventory of Monroe County in 1976 

 (Florida Department of Natural Resources 1978) . 



Elements Acres 



Preservation 



Class I waters 



Class II waters 152,268 



Marine grass beds 426,848 



Selected coastal marshes 159,539 



Selected coastal mangroves 221,964 



Selected freshwater swamps 



Selected freshwater marshes 64,947 



Gulf and Atlantic beaches and dunes 134 



Selected estuarine beaches 

 Other unique environmental features: 



Land area 467 



Water area 467 



Wilderness areas 



Patch reef coral 1,939 



Undifferentiated reef coral 3,052 



Subtotal land 447,052 



Subtotal water 584,575 



Total preservation 1,031,628 



Conservation 



Class III waters 83,327 

 Aquatic preserve: 



Land area 



Water area 14,143 



Aquaculture leases 



Spoil islands 12 



Scenic vistas 



Forestry and game management areas 

 Wildlife refuges: 



Land area 9,808 



Water area 143,816 

 Parks and recreation areas: 



Land area 354,262 



Water area 331,132 



Hurricane flood zone 17,542 



River flood plains 6 



Marginal lands 



Subtotal land 381,632 



Subtotal water 572,421 



Total conservation 954,054 



Continued 



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