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Resources
Web Sites
The Cave Diving Website
http://www.cavediving.com
Everything you need to know about underwater cavern exploration.
Florida's Springs
http://www.floridasprings.org/
A nice overview of spring formation, conservation, and more.
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
http://www.nccentral.com/chassfriends/crystmap.htm
Established in 1983 specifically to protect Florida's endangered manatees.
Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park
http://www.citruscounty-fl.com/menu.html
A 45-foot-deep natural spring is the centerpiece of this 180-acre park.
The American Alligator
http://agrigator.ifas.ufl.edu/gators/
Gator facts from the University of Florida.
Manatees
http://www.seaworld.org/manatee/manatees.html
Pictures and more from the SeaWorld Education Department.
Karst Ecosystem Spotlight: Crystal Beach Springs, Florida
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/nabn47.htm
Find out what researcher and diver K. Michael Garman discovered in Florida's flooded caverns. Scroll down to the bottom of this page devoted to the North American Biospeleology Newsletter.
Books
Burgess, Robert F. THE CAVE DIVERS. Aqua Quest Publications, 1999.
Goff Clark, Margaret. THE VANISHING MANATEE. New York: Cobblehill Books, 1990.
Gordon, Esther and Bernard. ONCE THERE WAS A GIANT SEA COW. New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc. 1977.
Randazzo, Anthony F. THE GEOLOGY OF FLORIDA. Jacksonville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1997.
Stamm, Doug. THE SPRINGS OF FLORIDA. Miami, FL: Pineapple Press, 1998.
Strawn, Martha. ALLIGATORS: PREHISTORIC PRESENCE IN THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
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