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21 Cards in this Set
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Minas Basin
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Sand/Mudflats, salt marsh
E. Bay of Fundy Partially enclosed basin in the Bay of Fundy Some drained for agriculture. Lots of mud shrimp so lots of birds |
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Cape Cod Salt Marshes
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Salt Marsh
Cape Cod, E. Mass 1/3 of all marshes have been lost. Dominated by cordgrass Endangered birds, northern harrier and least tern Endangered reptieles: diamondback terrapin and eastern box turtle Focus of many conservation efforts |
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South Carolina Low Country
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Salt Marsh, Tidal mudflat
Around Charleston Lots of cordgrass and needle rush |
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Wadden Sea
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Mud/Sandflat, salt marsh, islands
Netherlands, N. Germany, S. Denmark Important fish nursery and insect breeding ground Threatened by agriculture, dikes, and tourism |
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Morecambe Bay
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Mud/Sandflats, Salt Marsh
NW England Confluence of five estuaries, largest continuous tidal flats in the UK Cattlegrazes on the marsh and it is an important commercial fishing area Very common cockling area (disaster where 21 people drowned cockling) |
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The Wash
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Sand/Mudflats, salt marsh
W. England Very important bird area, protected by the EU Actually increasing in size |
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Guerande Salt Marshes
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Salt marsh, salt pans, tidal mudflat
Atlantic Coast of France Most famous for its harvest of salt. Important bird area |
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Saemangeum Wetlands
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Sand/Mudflats, salt marsh
W. Coast of S. Korea Very important area for shorebirds, threatened by a sea wall project. |
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Alaskan Mudflats
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Tidal Mudflat
Entire southern half of Alaska coastline Made from finely ground glacial silt. Used by seals, bivalves, birds etc. Can act like quicksand to humans |
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Yatsu-Higata Tidal Flat
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Tidal Mudflat
N. Tokyo Bay, Japan Completly surrounded by urban areas. Important stop for birds |
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Everglades
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Red, black, and white
SW Florida Salt Water from ocean meets fresh from lake Okeechobee Only remaining place for American crocodile Indian Manatees Worries about invasion of Cichlid fish from mexico |
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Alvarado Mangrove Coast
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Red, black, and white
S. Mexico around Bay of Campeche Interspersed with saltmarshes, lots of life danger from logging, agriculture, etc. |
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Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
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Red, black, and white
Eastern Yucatan Peninsula UNESCO site One of the most biologically productive sites in the world. Two endangered crocodiles Danger from tourism from nearby Cancun. |
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Zapata Swamp
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Red, black, white, and button
SW Cuba Largest and best preserved wetlands in Caribbean 25 endemic bird species Cuban crocodiles Tons of unique wildlife Next to bay of pigs, |
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Belize Coast Mangroves
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Red, black, white, and button
Eastern belize Associated with Belieze Barrier Reef Lots of cays (Islands made of coral or sand) |
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Madagascar Mangroves
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Gray, Yellow, Large leafed orange, long fruited stilt
Scattered around Madagascar Capture the large silt loads from rivers. Lots of endemic speices Threatened by agricultural developement |
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Pichavaram Mangrove Wetland
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Gray, Yellow, Large leafed orange, long fruited stilt
Nead Madras, SE. India Saved many villages during the tsunami in 2004 |
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Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
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Sundri, milky, yellow, Indian, keora
SW Bangladesh, NE India UNESCO site, largest continuous mangroove system in the world. Home to bengal tiger threatened by development |
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Kinabatangan Mangroves
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Gray, Yellow, Large leafed orange, long fruited stilt
Sabah Malaysia on the Island of Boreo 200 species of birds, Irrawaddy dolphins, proboscis monkey, saltwater croc. Logging for timber and shrimp |
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New Guinea Mangroves
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Gray, stilt, tall-stilted, and cannonball mangroves
On New guinea Relativly small amount of land species diversity Several enemic birds Threat from oil and gas industries |
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Darien Mangroves
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Red, Black, button, white, mora, and tea
Pacific Coast of Panama Very famous for shrimp and mollusks |
