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The Twelve Things I Learned at the Marine Discovery
Center Presented By
Capt. Guy FlickCapt.Dan Moore
Caudal Peduncle(Tail Fin)
Pawley Keats(Tube Worm)
Marine Discovery Center
On my first trip to the coast everything I learned
was at the Marine Discovery Center
The second thing that I learned At the Marine Discovery Center
Education / Conservation
Education Conservation
EstuaryA Place where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the ocean,
mixing with the seawater.
Eco Systems
The plants and animals that are
found in a particular location are
referred to as ecosystem.
They depend on each other to survive.
In a delicate balance, the lifeforms
help to sustain one another in regular
patterns. Disruptions to an ecosystem
can be disastrous to all organisms
within the ecosystem.
All at the Marine Discovery Center
Marine Discovery Center
MDC
Three Components Eco System
Three Components of an Eco System
1)The Marine Component; are the intertidal, open water, hard and soft bottom habitats.
2)The Coastal Uplands Component; are the dunes, beaches, coastal hammocks, shell mounds and barrier islands.
3)The Estuarine Component; are the estuaries, salt marshes and mangroves.
Education Conservation
all at the MDC
Four Types Mangroves
Red Red Pointy head
Roots that walk thats the talk
Black Black Salt on the backRoots that stand Tall in the sand
White White Few in sight
Dimple, pimpleits that simple
The Button Wood
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Five Florida Sea Turtles
5 Florida Sea Turtles
GreenSea
Turtle
5 Florida Sea Turtles
Kemps RidleySea
Turtle
5 Florida Sea Turtles
Hawk’s BillSea
Turtle
5 Florida Sea Turtles
Logger HeadSea
Turtle
5 Florida Sea Turtles
LeatherBackSea
Turtle
4 4 Types Mangroves3 Components Eco
System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Six Types of Phylum
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Porifera
Have pores and they are
sponges
Cnidarian
Have stingers and they are
jellyfish
Mollusca
Have shells and they are
mussels
Arthropoda
Have jointed arms and they are crabs
Echinodermata
Have spiny skin and they are sea stars
Chordata
Have back bones like dolphin, sharks and
squirrels
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Seven Types of Herons
Seven Types of Herons
•Great Blue Heron•Little Blue Heron•Black Crowned Heron•Yellow Crowned Heron•Tri Colored Heron•Snowy Heron• Reddish Heron
6 Types of Phylum5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Eight Types of Terns
Breeder Terns
• The Royal Tern• Roseate Tern• Least Tern • Sandwich Tern
Migratory Terns
• Foresters Tern• Arctic Tern• Black Tern• Black Noddy Tern
7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Nine Mammals Milking
Characteristics of Mammals
• They are warm blooded
• They have a four chambered heart
• Their lower jaw is a single bone
• They are hairy and produce milk
8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at The MDC
Ten Herptiles Slinking
What are Herptiles
•Reptiles •Amphibians
Types of Herptiles
• All types of frogs, • All types of turtles• All types of snakes• Crocodiles, lizards and
toads
9 9 Mammals Milking8 Types of Terns
7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Eleven Fishes Swimming
Sun Fish
Moon Fish
10 Herptiles Slinking9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Twelve Types of Shore Birds
Twelve types of Shore birds
• Ruddy Turnstone• Sanderling• Willet• Greater Yellow Legs• lesser Yellow Legs• Snowy Plover• Wilsons Plover• Black Belly Plover• Piping Plover• Semi Plover• American Avocet• American Oyster Catcher
11 Fishes Swimming10 Herptiles Slinking 9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
The Twelve Things I Learned at the Marine Discovery
Center Presented By
Capt. Guy FlickCapt.Dan Moore
12 Types of Shore Birds11 Fishes Swimming10 Herptiles Slinking 9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
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