Marl prairie

Marl Prairie locations in the Florida Everglades

Marl prairies are wet prairies that allow for a slow seepage of overland water and exist in the Everglades, usually bordering deeper sloughs, and contain low-growth vegetation.[1]

## Description

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Marl is loose earthy deposits mixed with clay and calcium carbonate and sits on limestone bedrock. Marl prairies are home to microbes, bacteria, and algae, and serve as an important food source to some fish, tadpoles, and invertebrates.[2] Marl prairies are also thought to be the preferred breeding ground of the endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow.[3]

## See also

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* Taylor Slough
* Shark River Slough

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* Geography and ecology
* Indigenous people
* Draining and development
* Restoration
* Everglades National Park
* Invasive species

People|

* Guy Bradley
* Ernest F. Coe
* Hamilton Disston
* Marjory Stoneman Douglas
* Arthur R. Marshall
* Garald G. Parker

Protected areas|

* Big Cypress National Preserve
* Biscayne National Park
* Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
* Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
* Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
* Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
* Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
* Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge

Bodies of water|

* Biscayne Bay
* Caloosahatchee River
* Fisheating Creek
* Florida Bay
* Indian River Lagoon
* Kissimmee River
* Lake Okeechobee
* Lake Worth Lagoon
* Lostmans River
* Shark River
* St. Lucie River
* Taylor Slough

See also|

* Alligator Alley
* Biscayne Aquifer
* Burmese pythons in Florida
* Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
* Environmental Impact of the Big Cypress Swamp Jetport
* Everglades Foundation
* Friends of the Everglades
* South Florida Water Management District
* Tamiami Trail
* Ten Thousand Islands
* The Everglades: River of Grass
* U.S. Sugar

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## References

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1. ^ "Wet Prairies". flmnh.ufl.edu. Florida Museum of Natural History.
2. ^ "Ecosystems: Freshwater Marl Prairie". nps.gov. National Park Service.
3. ^ "Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow: Species Profile". nps.gov. National Park Service.

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