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Dr.
Michael Chimney lectures to students, Sheila Frankel, and Heidi Nepf
on a tower overlooking acres of one of six constructed wetlands. Dr.
Chimney is in charge of the phosphate reduction for the South Florida
Water Management District.
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alligator, not part of our group, looking for lunch at the Shark Valley
entrance to Everglades National Park.
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Instructor
Don Frankel stands in front of a tour bus at Shark Valley in the northern
entrance to the Everglades. We climbed a tower and looked our over miles
of sawgrass, saw many alligators, and learned about hardwood hammocks
and the small changes of elevation that define the Everglades plant
and animal communities. The quality, quantity, and timing of the water
that enters the park are critical to the Everlades and its wildlife.
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Air boat excursion through the Everglades. We viewed the nesting area of the Snail kite, endangered species found only in the Everglades. |
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View of the saw grass in the Everglades |
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Lyle Thomas, our airboat guide, pointing out areas of invading species of marsh vegetation. |
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Professor Harry Hemond and students listening to Professor Ron Jones, aquatic biologist, from Florida International University. Professor Jones was one of the architects of the Everglades Forever Act. |
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Professor Ron Jones speaking to the students. |
Anhingas
nesting near Royal Palm Southern Entrance to Everlades National park.
They are endangered and found only on the Everglades. Of 265,000 wading
birds found nesting in the 1930s, only 18,500 remain.
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Undergraduates
waiting for glass bottom boat to view the coral reef off Key Largo,
South Florida Bay.
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