Illustration depicts a Florida Atlantic Coast barrier island ecosystem, showing the dominant plant and animal species which inhabit the ocean, beach, primary dune, secondary dune, marine hardwood forest, tidal flats, salt marsh, and Matanzas River zones
Illustration depicts a Florida Atlantic Coast barrier island ecosystem, showing the dominant plant and animal species which inhabit the ocean, beach, primary dune, secondary dune, marine hardwood forest, tidal flats, salt marsh, and Matanzas River zones
Species shown include Great blue heron, salt marsh and flats, a jumping Bluefish, Wilson's plovers, oysters, Red-tailed hawk, Live oaks, Wax myrtle, Painted bunting, Blanket flower, Prickly pear cacti, San Palmetto, Elder, Gopher tortoise, Sea oats, Marsh rabbit, Coquina shells, Ghost crab and crab hole, Sanderlings, Loggerhead turtle, and Laughing gulls in flight