Tangled web of prop roots from red mangrove trees, intermixed with black mangroves and white mangroves farther back in the forest. Mangrove forests cover much of the southwestern coastal region of Everglades National Park. The red mangroves are the most salinity tolerant and grow with their prop roots in the water or within the range of high tide.
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Tangled web of prop roots from red mangrove trees, intermixed with black mangroves and white mangroves farther back in the forest. Mangrove forests cover much of the southwestern coastal region of Everglades National Park. The red mangroves are the most salinity tolerant and grow with their prop roots in the water or within the range of high tide.
Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "dry" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.
Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "dry" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.
Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.
Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.
Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.
Scientists took a trip to Cypress Bridge Preserve during the "wet" season to collect sediment cores for further analysis.
Alligators are very abundant in the freshwater wetlands of Everglades National Park and can usually be seen along the Anhinga trail in the park, especially when water levels are low. This ~5-foot gator is resting on exposed limestone bedrock alongside the trail.
Alligators are very abundant in the freshwater wetlands of Everglades National Park and can usually be seen along the Anhinga trail in the park, especially when water levels are low. This ~5-foot gator is resting on exposed limestone bedrock alongside the trail.