estuaries

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  Grand Lagoon can be seen from the boardwalk. The Gulf coast of northwest Florida is blessed with large stretches of protected saltmarsh which are important marine-life nursery areas and heralded for their biological productivity.
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  Hundreds of species of neo-tropical migrant birds move through Florida’s coastal area utilizing large undeveloped land of the National Seashore for stop-over foraging and rest.