Mangroves
red, black and white
what are the species of mangroves found in the keys?
Number of seagrass species in Florida
what is 7?
Percentage of marine life dependent on coral reefs
What is 25%?
strandings
What is it called when an animal needs human and or medical intervention?
Who is Fred?
a string bean like seed that travels via ocean currents before rooting into shallow water
What is a propagule?
Seagrass munchers
Who are sea turtles and manatees?
Sac- like creatures that have a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic algae known as zooxanthellae
What is a polyp?
contacting fwc/adequate shading/keep crowds controlled and quiet/keep animals wet and cold
What is marine mammal strandings protocol?
$1 billion in revenue
What is the average yearly revenue from ecotourism in the keys?
stabilize sediment/ prevent erosion from storms/nursery habitats for reef species/filter water/bird habitat
what are the importance of mangroves?
bleaching/prop scars/groundings/storm damage
What are causes for seagrass loss?
Climate change, pollution, physical contact
What are reasons for coral reef decline?
Echolocation
What special sense do dolphins use to navigate in water?
Sharks can continuously grow new teeth as they lose them
What is serial tooth replacement?
Coastal development/plastic Pollution/environmental hazards/Hurricanes/Derelict vessels
what are threats to mangroves?
Scar depth of which seagrass beds cannot recover on their own
What is 3-6 inches?
Type of coral morphs that build structure and provide habitat
What are stoney corals?
Organization the deems stranded animals as candidates for rehabilitation and rehabilitated animals for release
Who is NOAA fisheries?
Erratic spinning behavior of fish, sharks and rays that almost always end in death
What is spinning fish disease?
black mangrove respiratory roots
What is a pneumatophore?
Seagrass medows are found along all continents except for one
What is Antarctica?
Critically endangered species that coral restoration organizations focus on restoring
What is Elkhorn and staghorn coral?
unihemisphereic slow- wave sleep
how do dolphins 'sleep'?
This area is 2,900 sq nautical miles
What is the size of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary?