Croatan Sound
Western Side of Roanoke Island
What!? Why are they important?
The animals that can be found there include...
Birds include..
cormorantspelicans
ibises
even egrets and herons
(You will also find a lot of wooded area and sea grass)
Feeding the Sound
Alligator River
Pasquotank River
Threats
ncreased sediment in the water can bury or block sunlight from reaching eelgrass beds, destroying these underwater meadows
Sources
http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/nep/challenges.cfm
https://www.smore.com/bszef/edit
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