Biscayne National Park Research Paper

Biscayne National Park was founded on June 28, 1980. The national park is about 270 miles large. This park includes coral reefs, islands, and mangrove forest in the Northern part of the Florida keys. Many dolphins, turtles, and pelicans live in the Biscayne Bay lagoon. The park is 95% water and the bay is the location of the mangrove forests. The park is about 172,971 acres and has one of the largest and the first true florida keys, Elliot Key..Biscayne National Park has four major ecosystems. The four ecosystems are: the shoreline mangrove swamps, the shallow waters of biscayne, the coral limestone keys and the offshore Florida reef. The shoreline swamps provide a home for the larval and juvenile jellyfish. The offline shore harbors more than