What is the Florida Keys marine ecoregion?
The Florida Keys are small islands of limestone surrounded by mangroves, seagrass, and coral reefs. These habitats together support turtles, manatees, fish, and birds. The Keys are a hotspot of tropical life and beauty. But they face threats from warming, rising seas, and pollution.
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What it is
The Florida Keys are small islands of limestone surrounded by mangroves, seagrass, and coral reefs. These habitats together support turtles, manatees, fish, and birds. The Keys are a hotspot of tropical life and beauty. But they face threats from warming, rising seas, and pollution.
Why it matters
Florida Keys is useful for understanding how biodiversity, environmental conditions, and human pressures come together in one marine region.
Ocean Literacy Connections
This resource can be explored through One ocean, many features and Ocean and humans.
- How do different ocean places belong to one connected system?
- How does the ocean support people, and how do human choices change the ocean?
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Open the ecoregions view to compare regional boundaries, biodiversity context, and related ocean systems.