Rising sea level shrinks habitat

Florida Keys News

Monday, October 1, 2012

Rising sea level shrinks habitat

Marsh rabbits fighting global changes; development is squeezing them out

BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff
tohara@keysnews.com

The Lower Keys marsh rabbit could be the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the impacts of global sea level change on the Keys.

When University of Florida researcher Robert McCleery and graduate student Jason Schmidt began looking at why the endangered marsh rabbit's habitat was disappearing in the Florida Keys, they expected the blame to be placed on development. Inst...

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rising oceans

Submitted on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 8:04pm by kingfishercl40

I have been a resident of the Florida keys for 35 years so according to the scientist that claims to the rising oceans due to global warming I should be knee deep in my front yard. The government should spend money on valid concerns such as sewerage treatment with direct injection 300 down in Key Largo. Where do government officials think it is going to leech to? The most dived reef in the world

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Sea level has been rising for 20000 years

Submitted on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 8:10am by trapper

and nature adjusts. More scare tatics by "Al Gore types" self promoting thier agendas . If we are so concerned about rising water levels , let's make Roosevelt blvd around the island 5 foot higher and use it as a moat and start backfilling. It would be convienent to tie my boat next to my house.

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It's Natural Adjustment

Submitted on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 12:08pm by RustyKnickerson

Nature certainly adjusts...but a Mangrove Rock..maybe not.I am a visiter to the Outer Banks were recently one of the last Victorian houses on Nags Head became just a few stairs in the surf...and nature did the adjustments.

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The deniers are sounding

Submitted on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 7:13am by david2009

The deniers are sounding dumb and dumber.

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When my boat is floating in my driveway

Submitted on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 3:35pm by trapper

at my house will you complain about it then also? As said "nature adjusts" , the problem is people are not choosing to adjust also. You look at rising sea levels as a disaster , I look at it as an opportunity. For me. More places to fish, I would drive my boat home and jobs would be created in the marine industry. Key West will be a tropical Venice.

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He ate the MONSANTO corn, FishMan

Submitted on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 3:43pm by RustyKnickerson

Apparently you Sir are just living in some fantasy-like waterworld.OHHH wait I think I did see you at Mallory.FishMan...he has gills. Ok now I understand why your snout is up yer key-ster.It WILL be a perfect world for YOU .The rest of us don't have gills.I'll be back to feed you later.