Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR) on Florida's First Coast is part of a network of 26 protected coastal areas along the United States coast from Alaska to Puerto Rico, The National Estuarine Research Reserve System. This program is a partnership between parter NOAA and the US coastal states with the goal of protecting estuarine lands and water. [cite web
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Description
The Reserve is 60,000 acres (240 km²) of salt marsh and mangrove tidal wetlands. It includes oyster beds, tidal lagoons, crititical habitat and offshore seas spanning St. Johns County and Flagler County. This estuarine ecological system produces a rich abundance of marine life including numerous commercially and recreationally valuable forms of sea life. The upland areas include pine flatwoods, maritime hammock, coastal strands and dunes, and mangroves. [cite web
url=http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/
title=Guana - Tolomato - Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
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ee also
*Saint Johns River
*Matanzas River
*Guana River State Park
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