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Americas Coastline
Gulf Coast
America's Coastlines
A reminder that even paradise has rules
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Clearwater, Florida, seen in the distance from a fishing marina
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Clearwater, Florida, seen in the distance from a fishing marina
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Tidal flats exposed by an early morning low tide
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The shoreline at high tide
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A sign commemorating the sponge fishing industry at Tarpon Springs
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Sponges and other paraphernalia of the sponge industry in a tourist market
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Sponge-O-Rama devoted to the sponge industry
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A pelican makes use of a piling as a perch
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A scene along the Mississippi River
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Live oak above canal along lower Mississippi River just above the delta
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Lotus plants differ from water lilies in the shape of the leaves and the seedpods.
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Broken marsh in Barataria Basin just west of the levee
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Man-made canal with eroding bank. The cutting of canals often changes the water circulation in marsh systems and can lead to their decline.
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View from delta splay along Southwest Pass towards islands composed ofPhragmites, an exotic species commonly called roseau cane.
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Deteriorating marsh - ponds increase in size as marsh disappears.
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Marsh land that has been converted to pasture by cutting canals, building levees, and pumping out water. Exposure to air caused oxidation of organic matterin soil which led to rapid subsidence.
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Canal used to drain property to convert and maintain former marsh land topasture.
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Hunting and fishing camp built on stilts - accessible only by boat althoughpower lines have been run across the marsh.
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Hunting and fishing camp built on stilts - accessible only by boat althoughpower lines have been run across the marsh.
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