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Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve : ウィキペディア英語版 | Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Rookery Bay Reserve protects 110,000 acres of coastal lands and waters at the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands on the gulf coast of Florida, ''Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve'' represents one of the few remaining undisturbed mangrove estuaries in North America.〔It is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Coastal Office in cooperation with NOAA. (National Estuarine Research Reserve System overview of Rookery Bay ), website accessed on 4 Nov 2006〕 The Rookery Bay and Ten Thousand Islands ecosystem is a prime example of a nearly pristine subtropical mangrove forested estuary. Rookery Bay Reserve is located in the West Florida subregion of the West Indian Biogeographic Region. ==History== A 10-mile loop road through Rookery Bay was proposed in 1963. The road would have facilitated vast coastal development around Rookery Bay, but a new perspective emerged in the community With the help of the Collier County Conservancy, the Nature Conservancy, the Collier Audubon Society, and a number of private investors, a grass roots effort resulted in the purchase of 3,362 acres. This acreage eventually became the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Sanctuary, with official designation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1980. Shortly thereafter, the name was changed to Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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