Last Update March 28, 1996

Habitat Change

• Strategic habitat conservation areas
• Existing wetland habitat and conservation lands
• Existing upland habitat and conservation lands
• Changes in mangrove and salt marsh species distribution and abundance
• Coral reef community dynamics
• Changes in beach mice ranges
• Exotic aquatic plants
• Exotic upland plants

Species Population Trends

• Documented marine mammal strandings
• Estimated manatee population and documented deaths
• Northward range extension of tropical fishes and invertebrates
• Sea turtle nesting activity
• Southern bald eagle population
• Reddish egret population
• Wood stork nesting population
• Brown pelican nesting population

Water Quality Trends

• Total acreage of seagrass
• Numbers of waterbodies with fish consumption advisories due to bioaccumulation of mercury
• Beach closings and advisories
• Acreage of shellfishing waters by classification
• Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems installed