Response of Florida Shelf Ecosystems to Climate Change

Shallow marine habitats to the west of Tarpon Springs, Florida

These still images were taken from three videos made in 1999, four to five miles off Pinellas County coastline. The underwater scenes include sponges (Porifera), rocky outcrops, sand bottom, sea urchin, starfish, and sand dollars (Echinoderm), fish, and corals.

cup sponge larger version	fish larger version	hard coral larger version
large sponge larger version	sand and algae larger version	sand and algae larger version
sand dollar larger version	sea urchins larger version	soft coral larger version
soft coral larger version	starfish larger version	sea urchin and sand dollar larger version
yellow sponge larger version