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Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve, Florida
Research
Chesapeak Bay River Reserve Education
Data generated from the research programs are used to assess the health of the ecosystem and guide future research efforts.

 Visiting scientists utilize on-site field station for systems and baseline studies of the plant and animal communities of the reserve.

Long-term ecological monitoring efforts of the GTM Reserve include water quality monitoring (physical, chemical and biological), and meteorological and tidal conditions.

Geographic Information System (GIS) data and remote sensing are used to analyze natural resources within the reserve and human use of the coastal area.

GTM Research Projects:

Exotic Crab in the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

Reserve Installs New Weather Station

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For information on reserves in Florida,
visit www.dep.state.
fl.us/coastal/sites/
gtm/.

Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve's local Web site is
http://www.gtmnerr.org/.

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