The ecology of the Apalachicola The ecology of the Apalachicola Bay system : an estuarine profile ecologyofapalach00livi Year: [1984] Figure 20. Distribution of oyster bars and sediments in the Apalachicola estuary (data from historic records, personal information from oyster dealers in Apalachicola, field observations by field personnel, and records from the Florida Department of Natural Resources) (Livingston 1980a). (This chart is currently being updated.) when a thermocline separates the cooler bottom waters from the surface-waters. Organisms in near-shore areas are part of a tempe
The ecology of the Apalachicola The ecology of the Apalachicola Bay system : an estuarine profile ecologyofapalach00livi Year: [1984] Figure 20. Distribution of oyster bars and sediments in the Apalachicola estuary (data from historic records, personal information from oyster dealers in Apalachicola, field observations by field personnel, and records from the Florida Department of Natural Resources) (Livingston 1980a). (This chart is currently being updated.) when a thermocline separates the cooler bottom waters from the surface-waters. Organisms in near-shore areas are part of a temperate sand community (Jones et al. 1<573; Smith 1P74). The shallow (10-20 m) shelf benthos reflects the intrusion of tropical species in both sandy areas and rocky outcrop substrates. The northeastern gulf lies in the Carolina Zoogeographic Region with a warm-temperate fish fauna. Fish assemblages are characterized by high endemism and hiqh species diversity due, in part, to a number of eurythermic tropical species. The northeastern Florida gulf coast has a relatively high fishery potential for crustaceans and finfishes (Jones et al. 1973; Smith 1974). NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE APALACHICOLA DRAINAGE SYSTEM There are several natural attributes of the Apalachicola drainage system that make it unique among Florida and North American river estuaries (Livingston and Joyce 1977). The strategic placement of the drainage, together with the relatively unspoiled natural comDonents--streams, rivers, wetlands, estuary, offshore gul^-- have combined to create the conditions for speciose and unique assemblages of terrestrial and aguatic organisms. In many ways, the Apalachicola system is an important dispersal route for temperate species of plants and animals from the high elevations of the southeastern United States to the Gulf of Mexico. The following is an summary of such attributes: abbreviated 1. The Aoalachicola ranks as one of the great rivers of is the largest river Florida. It
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