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Biscayne National ParkSchoolmaster snapper hides in red mangrove roots.
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Biscayne National Park
Environmental Factors
 
John Donne wrote that "no man is an island," and the same can be said for National Parks. While all parks are affected to some extent by what goes on in adjacent areas, the situation is magnified in a marine park where water flowing across boundaries can provide easy access for pollutants, exotic species, and large numbers of visitors not confined to traditional throughways like trails and roads.
Divers collect data on the coral reef.
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Stiltsville in Blue © Brian Call  

Did You Know?
Stiltsville is a collection of colorful and battered buildings in the shallows at the northern end of Biscayne National Park. The history of buildings like these goes back to the 1930s when a community of squatters took hold here.
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Last Updated: July 27, 2006 at 14:18 EST