Mullet Key



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05/22/2003 13:45
Back barrier area at Mullet Key. Dark coloured surface in the foreground is covered by algal mats (cyano bakteria) as a result of seasonal flooding of the surface.
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05/22/2003 13:47
Back barrier area at Mullet Key with little mangroves starting to grow.
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05/22/2003 14:02
On the Mullet Key barrier. Sand on the back beach is rapidly colonised by this ground covereing plant.
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05/22/2003 14:12
View north along the northern part of Mullet Key where an older part of the barrier (line with trees) is presently eroding. The material is transported southward.
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05/22/2003 14:14
View south along the northern part of Mullet Key. Photo taken from near the eroding tree line in the previous photo shoing the acumulation area of the sand. Sand is blown into embryonic dune ridge.
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05/26/2003 14:26
Warning sign for bathers on many beaches.
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05/22/2003 14:26
Close up ot the back beach area showing the ground covereing plant, crab holes and sand pellets which are created by the crabs. Coin for scale.



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