Florida Reef Tract

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The Florida Reef Tract is the only living coral barrier reef system in the continental United States and one of the largest in the world, stretching along the Florida Keys and supporting rich marine biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier reef ⓘ
coral reef system ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicImportance commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ecosystemType coral reef ⓘ
experiences mass coral bleaching events ⓘ
extendsFrom near Miami, Florida ⓘ
extendsTo Dry Tortugas, Florida ⓘ
geologicalSetting Florida Platform ⓘ
governedBy State of Florida ⓘ
linked to: Florida
habitatFor coral species ⓘ
marine algae ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
reef fish ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
hasSection Dry Tortugas reefs ⓘ
Lower Keys reefs ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract

Middle Keys reefs ⓘ
Upper Keys reefs ⓘ
isOneOf largest coral reef systems in the world ⓘ
isOnly living coral barrier reef system in the continental United States ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Florida Keys ⓘ
United States ⓘ
monitoredBy Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ⓘ
NOAA ⓘ
near Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
partlyProtectedBy Biscayne National Park ⓘ
Dry Tortugas National Park ⓘ
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
partOf Caribbean Basin ⓘ
Western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
provides coastal protection ⓘ
habitat complexity ⓘ
nursery grounds for fish ⓘ
stretchesAlong Florida Keys archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Florida Keys
subjectOf coral restoration projects ⓘ
marine conservation research ⓘ
supports rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
coral bleaching ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
waterBody Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Straits of Florida ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamorada → locatedNear → Florida Reef ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract
Barnes Sound → ecoregion → Florida Keys and South Florida coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract
South Bay (Biscayne Bay) → connectedTo → Florida Keys reef tract ⓘ
subject linked to: South Bay
linked to: Florida Reef Tract
Florida Reef Tract → hasSection → Lower Keys reefs ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract
Looe Key Reef → isPartOf → Florida Reef Tract ⓘ
Key West wrecking industry → operatedNear → Florida Reef ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract
Key West wrecking industry → operatedNear → Florida Keys reef tract ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract
Florida Platform → supports → Florida Reef Tract ⓘ
Florida Platform → supports → Florida Keys coral reef system ⓘ
linked to: Florida Reef Tract