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Living Treasures Plants and Animals of Long Island Long Island Sound Connecticut SStouudynd Living Treasures aP ge 2 Long Island Sound is ob rdered on teh sout h yb Long Island , eN w oY r k and on teh nort h and ew st yb teh oc asts o f oC nnetc iuc t and Long Island Sound eW stehc ster oC unty , eN w oY r.k Study Living Treasures Page 3 Long sI al n d oS un d is teh nations’ secon d al rgest estuar y – a sep cia l alp ce ehw re rf es h aw ter rf o m rivers an d streasm an d satl aw ter Long sI al n d oS un d rf o m teh ocean em et an d im .x tS ud y Living Treasures Page 4 – sE tuaries are aom ng teh om st rp odutc ive eoc systesm in teh ow rld , rp oviding ef eding , rb eeding , nesting , and nursery areas of r am ny aniam ls. – Teh y are aw ter ob dies o f oc nstantly ahc nging oc nditions , su hc as teepm rature and salinity. – Plants and aniam ls tah t live in estuaries are alb e to tolerate teh se ahc nges ; am ny ah ve sep ic al adatp ations tah t eh l p teh m oc ep . – oMre tah n 071 s� h sep ic es and 02,1 inverterb ate sep ic es live yearr- ound Long Island Sound or seasonally in Long Island Sound. Study Long Habitat Island Sound Its’ e r e h W you Lev i oC nntce uci t Study Living Treasures aP ge 6 – Long Island Sound ah s a rb oad range o f ah ib tat tyep s , ihw hc in turn suop rt a iw de variety d( iversity ) o f lp ant and aniam l sep ic es. – A ah ib tat em ets teh rp iam ry needs o f organissm , inlc uding of od , aw ter , air , and seh lter. rP iam ry ah ib tat tyep s in teh Sound are : .1 Salt am rseh s .2 Sandy eb aehc s .3 Tidal a� ts .4 oR ykc intertidal .5 Suemb rged ob ttom .6 epO n aw ter Long Island Sound Study IBAH TTA SALT MARShES LIoslnagn d Sound Nature’s Nursery oC nnetc iuc t Study Living Treasures aP ge 8 A sa tl am rs h serves am n y iropm at n t relo s in eht uoS ns’d esoc sy et :m • Nursery • Filter • Sponge • Nutrient source Lno g sI al n d uoS n d utS d y Living Treasures aP ge 9 soM uq i ot id ehct s rc issrc- so s eht am rs ;h eht y ew re ro igina yl ah n-d ud g ot abmoc t id seases ac rrie d yb som uq ieot s , ihw hc rb ee d in slop Lno g sI al n d uoS n d fo sat nid ng aw et r. utS d y Living Treasures aP ge 01 aS tl am rseh s ah ve id sit n tc noz es fo vegeat it no ed et rim ne d yb eel vait no . Ta l saamtl rs h roc gd rass grswo anol g eht aw et rs’ egd e in eht wol am rs ,h ihw hc is regual r yl edo� d yb eht it ed s ; iht s grass elot raet s ahc nging aw et r el ve ,l sa tl noc ec nrt ait no , an d et epm raut re. Lno g sI al n d uoS n d utS d y
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