12 Things I Learned at MDC

The Twelve Things I Learned at the Marine Discovery

Center Presented By

Capt. Guy FlickCapt.Dan Moore

Caudal Peduncle(Tail Fin)

Pawley Keats(Tube Worm)

Marine Discovery Center

On my first trip to the coast  everything I learned 

was at the Marine Discovery Center

The second thing that I learned At the Marine Discovery Center

Education / Conservation

Education Conservation

EstuaryA Place where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the ocean,

mixing with the seawater.

Eco Systems

The plants and animals that are

found in a particular location are

referred to as ecosystem.

They depend on each other to survive.

In a delicate balance, the lifeforms

help to sustain one another in regular

patterns. Disruptions to an ecosystem

can be disastrous to all organisms

within the ecosystem.

All at the Marine Discovery Center

Marine Discovery Center

MDC

Three Components Eco System

Three Components of an Eco System

1)The Marine Component; are the intertidal, open water,  hard and soft bottom habitats.

2)The Coastal Uplands Component; are the dunes, beaches, coastal hammocks, shell mounds and barrier islands. 

3)The Estuarine Component; are the estuaries, salt marshes and mangroves.

Education Conservation

all at the MDC

Four Types Mangroves

Red Red Pointy head

Roots that walk thats the talk

Black Black Salt on the backRoots that stand Tall in the sand

White White Few in sight

Dimple, pimpleits that simple

The Button Wood

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Five Florida Sea Turtles

5 Florida Sea Turtles

GreenSea

Turtle

5 Florida Sea Turtles

Kemps RidleySea

Turtle

5 Florida Sea Turtles

Hawk’s BillSea

Turtle

5 Florida Sea Turtles

Logger HeadSea

Turtle

5 Florida Sea Turtles

LeatherBackSea

Turtle

4 4 Types Mangroves3 Components Eco

System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Six Types of Phylum

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Porifera

Have pores and they are

sponges

Cnidarian

Have stingers and they are

jellyfish

Mollusca

Have shells and they are

mussels

Arthropoda

Have jointed arms and they are crabs

Echinodermata

Have spiny skin and they are sea stars

Chordata

Have back bones like dolphin, sharks and

squirrels

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Seven Types of Herons

Seven Types of Herons

•Great Blue Heron•Little Blue Heron•Black Crowned Heron•Yellow Crowned Heron•Tri Colored Heron•Snowy Heron• Reddish Heron

6 Types of Phylum5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Eight Types of Terns

Breeder Terns

• The Royal Tern• Roseate Tern• Least Tern • Sandwich Tern

Migratory Terns

• Foresters Tern• Arctic Tern• Black Tern• Black Noddy Tern

7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Nine Mammals Milking

Characteristics of Mammals

• They are warm blooded

• They have a four chambered heart

• Their lower jaw is a single bone

• They are hairy and produce milk

8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at The MDC

Ten Herptiles Slinking

What are Herptiles

•Reptiles •Amphibians

Types of Herptiles

• All types of frogs, • All types of turtles• All types of snakes• Crocodiles, lizards and

toads

9 9 Mammals Milking8 Types of Terns

7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Eleven Fishes Swimming

Sun Fish

Moon Fish

10 Herptiles Slinking9 Mammals Milking

8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

Twelve Types of Shore Birds

Twelve types of Shore birds

• Ruddy Turnstone• Sanderling• Willet• Greater Yellow Legs• lesser Yellow Legs• Snowy Plover• Wilsons Plover• Black Belly Plover• Piping Plover• Semi Plover• American Avocet• American Oyster Catcher

11 Fishes Swimming10 Herptiles Slinking 9 Mammals Milking

8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

The Twelve Things I Learned at the Marine Discovery

Center Presented By

Capt. Guy FlickCapt.Dan Moore

12 Types of Shore Birds11 Fishes Swimming10 Herptiles Slinking 9 Mammals Milking

8 Types of Terns7 Types of Herons6 Types of Phylum

5 Florida Sea Turtles4 Types Mangroves

3 Components Eco System Education / Conservation

All at the MDC

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