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Ecosystems & Everglades Discover South Florida's wild side Words & images by Brian Magnier All shots were taken in south Florida. Fishes and Blue Button were temporarily captured, placed in a small tank on site for photographing, and released Two of the most unique ecosystems that southern Florida has to offer are the sea of sargassum offshore and the sea of grass we call the Everglades. Sargassum is a marine plant that forms large floating mats that create an incredible habitat for a number of species, many of which can be found nowhere else. The vast marshy grasslands of the Everglades, on the other hand, support an impressive array of wildlife, notably many species of wading birds. A Sargassumfish yawns, hinting at how big a fish it can swallow whole

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