The Everglades national park was established on December 6, 1947. The Everglades National Park has 1.5 million acres of wet land. It’s important because it holds an abundance of wildlife and ecosystems that are dependant on each other. Everglades has many special features some of them consist of trails and boat tours of Florida Bay and other than that there are many other interesting things that can be done at this National Park. The Everglades National Park is located in Florida, California. There is many geologic history behind this amazing National park. During the Paleozoic Era,…
The Burmese Python can be a charming creature, but it is abolishing the Everglades in Florida! Have you ever speculated how much damage this snake can do! The answer is a lot! These Python’s are changing the Everglades way too much. They are treacherous and dreadful to keep as pets.…
The Everglades ecosystem has remain significantly transformed throughout the last era to offer agricultural and urban growth. The Everglades environments are vital as a habitation for numerous distinctive species of micro-organisms, which have established over thousands of years. The capacity is relied upon by people as a water source. The Everglades are very popular to this day for its visitors that come and enjoy the climates, environment, species and other living organisms. People will come here from all parts of the world just to enjoy this tropical…
The effect light has on the aquatic life living in Lake Okeechobee is the sun’s energy placed into the plants which the wildlife eats. The energy the aquatic plants obtain is from the effect of the sun's energy being transferred into the plants the aquatic life eat. In all with the process of photosynthesis, plants can transfer energy to the living organisms who live underwater.…
The Burmese python, the third largest snake in the world at an average of 16 feet long, is native to Southeast Asia. They are found primarily in southern China, Burma, Indochina, Thailand, and the Malay Archipelago. Burmese pythons are dependent on water to survive, so they live mostly in rainforests near streams. However, populations have been found in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, swamps, marshes, and rocky foothills. This explains why the Burmese python has thrived in the damp swampy environment of the Florida…
This novel is based on Edgar J. Watson who lived until 1910 and farmed in the Everglades. In the novel, Watson and others tell their versions of events that involve Watson, forming their own versions of what Watson may or may not have done. Even though Watson was never brought to trial for Starr’s murder, he left Arkansas and set off for the Everglades, where he raised pigs and supported himself off the land. Even with all of the doubt in Arkansas, Watson seemed to fit in as a welcome member of the Everglades, and he settled in to begin farming in Chatham Bend. The Everglades was very different from life in Arkansas. There were hundreds of tiny islands, most of which were barely above water, and were uninhabitable. Watson was a man who boasts…
14 year old Richard Sloan becomes worried when his best friend and cousin, Malley fails to meet him for their daily walk at the beach. During his walk he accidentally meets the crazy ex governor of Florida, Skink, and they become friends. When Richard returns home he becomes more and more worried about Malley. He soon finds out that she has run away with her so called “boyfriend” that she met online. After a second visit with Skink Richard decides to tell his parents about Malley’s disappearance. When it becomes clear that Malley is in danger, Richard and Skink team up to save her. This leads them on a crazy adventure including the Florida Everglades and many other dangers.…
In the 1970 's, national and international attention was given to this ecosystem. Restoration officially began in the 1980 's with the removal of a canal that straightened the Kissimmee River. The water quality of Lake Okeechobee became the major concern during this restoration. The other major concern was to maintain the environment of the area. In 2000, a plan was approved by congress for the most expensive and comprehensive environmental repair attempt in the History of the United States. This pan was signed into law and is known as the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration…
An increasing human population has severely altered the ecosystem of Louisiana’s coastline. Human influence on the wetlands has diminished it 's size by thousands of square kilometers. Saltwater inundation has deteriorated much of the freshwater plant life and levees built to control the flow of the Mississippi river have prevented any natural restoration. This has caused a reduction in the chance of forming new land while the current land is disappearing into the sea.…
You call that a snake!? Burmese pythons are annihilating the animals and ecosystem with their arsenal of deadly weapons. These pythons have an infamous, abnormal length capable of wrapping around alligators and strangling them to death. Burmese pythons are affecting the ecosystem and animals of the Everglades. People caused this problem and are now looking for a solution. If people don’t find a plausible solution for this problem, the Everglades may be badly affected.…
The Everglades is one of the most important National Park in America. Its vital ecological characteristics make the Everglades an iconic landscape to its home state.…
Biological polluters. When these words come to mind we think of negative factors damaging our environment, but what exactly are biological polluters. Biological pollution is the terms used for the pollution to the environment one organism produces when it is transported to a nonnative area. Biopollution is very common in South Florida. The diversity of cultures has cause a high peak in the amount of invasive species found in South Florida. The native plants and animals suffer greatly from biopollution.…
The Everglades’ ecosystem is being threatened by water quantity and water quality. They used to be able to flow freely from the Kissimmee River to Lake Okeechobee outward to the sea. The Everglades covered almost 11,000 square miles of land creating sloughs, a mosaic of ponds, hardwood hammock, forested uplands, and sawgrass marshes. For hundreds of years, the Everglades become home to 40 different species of mammals, 15 endangered animals, and more than 350 species of birds. However, by the 1900’s, early colonial settlers and developers decided to use the Everglades’ land for farming and building communities. To do that, they started draining water to make the land ready for constructional purposes.…
The everglades wasn’t always this dirty. The Everglades was once home to many rare species of plants and animals.The Everglades was always a delicate place, so a small change could do something big. The Seminole and Miccosukee tribes knew this and when going to like in the vast forest they tried not not to alter the land. When settlers from the from the outside of Florida came they considered it useless and wanted to drain it. From 1905-1910 the settlers began their construction or really deconstruction of the…
Scientists estimate that 50% of the reefs in the Florida have up to 90% of the reefs in us. The Virgin Islands were lost in 2005 after weeks of elevated water temperatures. It is a fact that 19% of the coral reefs in the world have been lost. So if humans don’t stop destroying coral reefs we might even lose the land we live in.…