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South Florida Virtual Tour Photo Gallery
http://sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/pgecosystems.html
From DLESE Community Collection (DCC)
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Presented by the USGS South Florida Information Access (SOFIA), this website provides photos and a tour through Southern Florida ecosystems. The ecosystems include coral reefs, dunes, fresh-water marsh, fresh-water swamp, hardwood hammock, mangroves, pinelands, salt marsh, and scrub. Each ecosystem has a brief description, a photo, and a list of factors determining which ecosystem will develop in a given area.
Intended for grade levels:
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Field trip - virtual
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Abstract / Summary
Subject:
  • Ecology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain. While the content of most USGS web pages is in the public domain, not all the information on our site is in the public domain. Some images/graphics are used by USGS with permission. For other uses, you may need to obtain permission from the copyright holder under the copyright law.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-046
Related resources:
This resource is referenced by 'South Florida Information Access'
http://sofia.usgs.gov/index.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: Heather Henkel
United States Geological Survey