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From the Eyes of a West Indian Manatee:
Navigating the State of Florida
Holly Birk
June 27, 2014
LIS 688-01
Pathfinder
• All profiles are unique• Life stories are real or
inspired by fact• Content is reflected
throughout presentation
Florida Manatee Profiles
West Indian Manatee
• Trichechus manatus• Marine mammal• Three species:
Amazonian, West African & West Indian
• Florida manatee is subspecies of West Indian manatee
Manatee Details
• Warm and shallow water• Saltwater and freshwater• Mangroves and seagrass• 11 to 13 feet long• 1,100 to 1,500 pounds
Manatees on the Move
• Poor regulation of body temperature
• Migration to warm waters
• Natural springs & power plants are sources of warmth
West Indian
Manatee Range
Manatees or Mermaids?
• Columbus and his crew encountered manatees and believed them to be mermaids
• Mermaid myth inspires tourist attractions in Florida
Ponce de León & the Fountain of Youth
• Ponce de León arrives in La Florida in 1513 and claims it for Spain
• Legend claims he was searching for the Fountain of Youth
• Myth attributed to Florida’s natural springs
Era of Spanish Rule
Era of British Rule
American State of Florida
Florida Expansion
• Creation of railways and roads leads to rapid development starting in late 19th
century• Early signs of
human impact on Florida environment
Tourism Industry
• With new transportation options, resorts were developed along the coasts
• Advertisements drew people in with depictions of beautiful beaches and perfect weather
Population Growth
• Expanding human footprint• Coasts have highest
population density• Marine and freshwater
habitats are being destroyed to facilitate new construction
Wetlands
Destruction
Loss of Seagrass & Mangroves
Deaths by Watercraft
Deaths by Locks & Floodgates
Manatee Harassment
• Humans frequently ride and harass manatees
• Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978
Humans Helping
Critical Habitat Protection
Conservation or Extinction?
Images
Slide 1:
Sopchoppy River Background - http://domnozziadventures.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/sopchoppy-river-907.jpgSlide 2:
Lagoon Background – http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/51249948.jpgManatee Card Image - http://www.globalanimal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/manatee6.jpg
Slide 3: Seagrass Background – http://www.zeitnews.org/node/images/stories/storypics/SpaceScience/seagrass2_h.jpg
Manatee Photo - http://eol.org/data_objects/26778923 (Photo by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey – Photographer)
Slide 4:Sand Background – http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/148/7/4/beach_sand_texture_3_by_divasoftware-
d3hf74j.jpgSprings Photo – http://eol.org/data_objects/26929011
Manatee Grass Photo – https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/southflorida/seagrass/manatee.html (Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey)
Diagram – Reynolds, J. E., III, & Wells, R. S. (2003). Dolphins, whales, and manatees of Florida: A guide to sharing their world. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.
Slide 5:Lagoon Background - http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/51249948.jpg
Power Plant Photo - http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/cold-contributes-to-mass-die-off-of-manatees/nLzYz/Manatees Huddle Photo – http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/img/2013/04/15-social-manatees-
winter_1600.jpg (Photo by Paul Nicklen)Springs Map - http://www.floridasprings.org/visit/map/ (Map from Florida’s Springs: Protecting Nature’s Gems
Website)Slide 6:
Map Background - http://maps.iucnredlist.org/map.html?id=22103 (Map from IUCN Website)Slide 7:
Ocean Background –http://www.swfmas.com/forum/public/style_images/SWFMAS_Custom/_backgrounds/bg_ocean.jpg
Mermaid Photo - http://mholloway63.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/what-happened-on-january-9th-christopher-columbus-see-mermaids-seriously/
Manatee Photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/9031616753/in/set-72157634099822775 (Photo on Biodiversity Heritage Library Flickr)
Slide 8:Waves Background - http://todoinfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Florida-Beach.jpg
Fountain of Youth Photo – Kilby, R. (2013). Finding the fountain of youth: Ponce de León and Florida's magical waters. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.
Slide 9:1714 Map Background –
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=253585&imageID=434953(La Floride, by Pierre Van Der Aa, 1714)
Slide 10:1776 Map Background – http://collections.dartmouth.edu/published-
derivatives/ocm79666972/jpeg/ocm79666972_014.jpg(A General Map of the Southern British Colonies in America, by Bernard Romans, 1776)
Slide 11:1861 Map Background – http://www.loc.gov/item/99447266/
(Birds eye view of Florida and part of Georgia and Alabama, by John Bachmann, 1861)Slide 12:
Sand Background – http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/148/7/4/beach_sand_texture_3_by_divasoftware-d3hf74j.jpg
Map Photo -http://128.227.24.32:8080/ImageServer/imageserver?res=4&viewwidth=1536&viewheight=1536&rotation=0&filenam
e=UF\00\05\36\87\00001\UF00053687.jp2 (By the FLorida State Road Department, 1917)Advertisement Photo -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_East_Coast_Railway#mediaviewer/File:1913_Florida_East_Coast_Railway_advert.jpg (Photo on Wikipedia Website)
Slide 13:
Sand Background – http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/148/7/4/beach_sand_texture_3_by_divasoftware-d3hf74j.jpg
Gulf Stream Map Photo - Kilby, R. (2013). Finding the fountain of youth: Ponce de León and Florida's magical waters. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.
Image downloaded from: http://svapicsandmags.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/magic-of-the-gulf-stream-1926.jpg Slide 14:
Foam Background – http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/047/9/8/ocean_foam____by_pandi1818-d4pxk2f.jpgNight Photo - http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/166587600/new-nasa-images-show-the-earth-s-
electric-light-show (Photo from NASA Images)Chart – Compiled and made from information found from Florida Census Wikipedia Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FloridaSlide 15:
Wetlands Background - http://harvardpolitics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/20111007160144.jpgCitrus Map – Raisz, E. (1964). Atlas of Florida. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press.
Double Florida Map - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/DeepFreeze/Images/florida_landcover_change.gif (Photo from NASA Website)
Wetlands Florida Map – Hampson, P. S. (1984). Wetlands in Florida [map]. (ca. 1:2,000,000.) Florida Bureau of Geology map series, no. 109. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Geology.
Slide 16:Seagrass Background – http://www.zeitnews.org/node/images/stories/storypics/SpaceScience/seagrass2_h.jpg
GIS Florida Map – Link to website used for creating this on Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Chart - http://www.tbep.org/pdfs/FloridasSeagrasses.pdf (Document by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Seagrass Photo - http://www.tbep.org/pdfs/FloridasSeagrasses.pdf (Document by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
Slide 17:GIS Florida Map – GIS data from http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/Description_Layers_Marine.htm
(GIS data imaged using Google Earth)Slide 18:
GIS Florida Map - GIS data from http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/Description_Layers_Marine.htm(GIS data imaged using Google Earth)
Slide 19:Lagoon Background - http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/51249948.jpg
Manatee & Swimmer Photo - http://www.savethemanatee.org/ta_harassment.htmManatee & Man Photo – http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5080/20130220/man-arrested-harassing-
manatee-florida.htmSlide 20:
Keys Background - http://sojournerky.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/dsc08459.jpgManatee Cartoon Photo – http://www.savethemanatee.org/news_pr_buddy_sign_4-09.html
Manatee Caution Photo - http://firstsign.com/images/manatee-sign-caution-boaters-firstsign.jpgKayaker Slow Photo - http://www.savethemanatee.org/news_pr_memorial_5-07.htm
Seaworld Rescue Photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/seaworldparks/4924478994/ (Photo from Seaworld Parks Flickr)
South Florida Rescue Photo - http://americanunderwaterproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SFM8.jpg Slide 21:
GIS Florida Map - GIS data from http://ocean.floridamarine.org/mrgis/Description_Layers_Marine.htm(GIS data imaged using Google Earth)
Slide 22:Foam Background – http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/047/9/8/ocean_foam____by_pandi1818-d4pxk2f.jpg
Snooty Photo - http://ukeepcommission.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Snooty-the-Manatee.jpgSlide 23:
Keys Background - http://sojournerky.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/dsc08459.jpg