Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) on Florida's First Coast is part of a network of 26 protected coastal areas along the United States coast from Alaska to Puerto Rico, The National Estuarine Research Reserve System. This program is a partnership between partner NOAA and the US coastal states with the goal of protecting estuarine lands and water.[1]
[edit] Description
The Reserve is over 60,000 acres (240 km²) of salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands. It includes oyster beds, tidal lagoons, critical habitat and offshore seas spanning St. Johns County and Flagler County. This estuarine ecological system produces a rich abundance of marine life including numerous commercially and recreationally valuable forms of sea life. The upland areas include pine flatwoods, maritime hammock, coastal strands and dunes, and mangroves. (GTMNERR) stretches from Summer Haven in the south all the way to Ponte Vedra Beach in the north, which is over 30 miles. [2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "The National Estuarine Research Reserve System". http://nerrs.noaa.gov/welcome.html. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ /sites/gtm/ "Guana - Tolomato - Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve". http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal /sites/gtm/. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
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