saltmarsh

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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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  The boardwalk offers a panoramic view of Big Lagoon, the park and Gulf Islands National Seashore across the Intracostal Waterway.
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  Valued as wetlands, the salt marshes attract and provide important habitat for numerouse birds and animals.
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  The seagrass meadows are some of the finest to be found anywhere in the world. Similar in appearance to the terrestrial habitats from which they take their name, these meadows are composed of an assortment of low-growing flowering plants that are uniquely adapted to life in a submarine environment.
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  Seagrasses are normally found in relatively shalow water. Like typical land plants, seagrasses depend on photosynthesis for energy production. For this reason, they cannot live in water that is either too deep or too dim to allow the penetration of sunlight.
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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.
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  The Fish House and Atlas Oyster Bar can be seen in the background.