On several dates, I drove out to Upper Tampa Bay Park to study the ecosystems for our term project. This park is managed by Hillsborough County and located just outside of Oldsmar on SR580. Upper Tampa Bay Park has several ecosystems.
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| Pine Flatwoods |
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| Salt Barron |
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| Saltwater and Mangroves |
While we were out after a massive rain, we collected salinity samples in various spots. We observed that the puddles laying on the salt baron had the highest salinity. This is because as every puddle of water evaporates from the area, the salt becomes more and more concentrated.
We also saw several species of wildlife, including the endangered Florida Panther (however, we weren't able to get a picture of it). We saw several snakes, crabs, fish in the water, deer, snails, various birds, raccoon and horseshoe crabs.
We were able to identify many species of plants also including the red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove, buttonwood, live oak, saw palmetto, cabbage palm, curlycup gumweed, brazilian pepper and even more.
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