The Twelve Things
I Learned at the
Marine Discovery Center
Presented By
Capt. Guy Flick
Capt.Dan Moore
Caudal Peduncle
(Tail Fin)
Pawley Keats
(Tube Worm)
Marine Discovery Center
On my first trip to the coast
everything I learned
was at the
Marine Discovery Center
The second thing that I learned
At the Marine Discovery Center
Education / Conservation
Education
Conservation
Estuary
A Place where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the ocean,
mixing with the seawater.
Eco Systems
The plants and animals that are
found in a particular location are
referred to as ecosystem.
They depend on each other to
survive. In a delicate balance, the
lifeforms help to sustain one another
in regular patterns. Disruptions to an
ecosystem can be disastrous to all
organisms within the ecosystem.
All at the Marine
Discovery Center
Marine Discovery Center
MDC
Three Components Eco
System
Three Components of an Eco
System
1)The Marine Component; are the intertidal,
open water, hard and soft bottom habitats.
2)The Coastal Uplands Component; are the
dunes, beaches, coastal hammocks, shell mounds
and barrier islands.
3)The Estuarine Component; are the estuaries,
salt marshes and mangroves.
Education
Conservation
all at the
MDC
Four Types Mangroves
Red Red
Pointy head
Roots that walk
thats the talk
Black Black
Salt on the back
Roots that stand
Tall in the sand
White White
Few in sight
Dimple, pimple
its that simple
The Button
Wood
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Five Florida Sea Turtles
5 Florida Sea
Turtles
Green
Sea Turtle
5 Florida Sea
Turtles
Kemps
Ridley
Sea Turtle
5 Florida Sea
Turtles
Hawk’s Bill
Sea Turtle
5 Florida Sea
Turtles
Logger
Head
Sea Turtle
5 Florida Sea
Turtles
Leather
Back
Sea Turtle
4 4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco
System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Six Types of Phylum
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Porifera
Have pores
and they are
sponges
Cnidarian
Have stingers
and they are
jellyfish
Mollusca
Have shells
and they are
mussels
Arthropoda
Have jointed
arms and they
are crabs
Echinodermata
Have spiny
skin and they
are sea stars
Chordata
Have back bones
like dolphin,
sharks and
squirrels
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Seven Types of Herons
Seven Types of Herons
•Great Blue Heron
•Little Blue Heron
•Black Crowned Heron
•Yellow Crowned Heron
•Tri Colored Heron
•Snowy Heron
• Reddish Heron
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Eight Types of Terns
Breeder Terns
• The Royal Tern
• Roseate Tern
• Least Tern
• Sandwich Tern
Migratory Terns
• Foresters Tern
• Arctic Tern
• Black Tern
• Black Noddy Tern
7 Types of Herons
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Nine Mammals Milking
Characteristics of Mammals
• They are warm blooded
• They have a four chambered heart
• Their lower jaw is a single bone
• They are hairy and produce milk
8 Types of Terns
7 Types of Herons
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at The MDC
Ten Herptiles Slinking
What are Herptiles
•Reptiles
•Amphibians
Types of Herptiles
• All types of frogs,
• All types of turtles
• All types of snakes
• Crocodiles, lizards and
toads
9 9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns
7 Types of Herons
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Eleven Fishes
Swimming
Sun Fish
Moon Fish
10 Herptiles Slinking
9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns
7 Types of Herons
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
Twelve Types of
Shore Birds
Twelve types of Shore birds
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Sanderling
• Willet
• Greater Yellow Legs
• lesser Yellow Legs
• Snowy Plover
• Wilsons Plover
• Black Belly Plover
• Piping Plover
• Semi Plover
• American Avocet
• American Oyster Catcher
11 Fishes Swimming
10 Herptiles Slinking
9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns
7 Types of Herons
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
The Twelve Things
I Learned at the
Marine Discovery Center
Presented By
Capt. Guy Flick
Capt.Dan Moore
12 Types of Shore Birds
11 Fishes Swimming
10 Herptiles Slinking
9 Mammals Milking
8 Types of Terns
7 Types of Herons
6 Types of Phylum
5 Florida Sea Turtles
4 Types Mangroves
3 Components Eco System
Education / Conservation
All at the MDC
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12 Things I Learned at MDC