Burmese Pythons by Daniel Shepard Burmese pythons are negatively impacting Florida’s everglades. Andrew Ng senator Bill nelson brought a 16 foot Burmese pythons snakeskin to a meeting. Burmese pythons are just trying to find a new place to live so you do not need to kill them.…
The Burmese Python and the Everglades Have you ever looked through a pet store window and saw a cute little snake with a sign that read “Burmese Python?” Well if you love snakes you’re likely to think “how awesome” or “I’ve absolutely got to have it.” This happens all too often and the buyer doesn’t do their research like a responsible pet owner. In Florida, where it is very much like their native home in Southeast Asia, these pythons are taking over the Everglades. The Burmese python does not make good pets because of their massive size and are often let go in the backwoods of Florida.…
A 23 foot enemy is lurking in the Everglades – and it’s not leaving anytime soon. The invasive python is taking over one of Florida’s precious resources. This reptile is dangerous, from its unhinged jaw down to the end of its 200 pound body. With its carnivorous instinct, the python is literally eating this habitat up. Additionally, the python isn’t native to Florida or the United States.…
Burmese Pythons Burmese Pythons are native to southeast Asia. The snakes were brought to the Florida Everglades by humans. The pythons are affecting the Everglades ecosystem badly by harming the food chain and the snakes have been found in many different places such as Key Largo, Marco Island, the Big Cypress, and other wildlife areas. Also the pythons kill the predator by squeezing the predator to death.…
“The construction and population increase in the Everglades upset its fragile ecosystem and cut off the flow of fresh water to the Everglades,” according to Source 1, in the fourth paragraph. The…
Davione Lopez Keeping the everglades alive is important. Plenty of animals are in endangered and becoming extinct. Florida everglades is one of the best and biggest swamp to see in north America. The Florida everglades is important because its an endangered environment. The reasons why the everglades and swamps are important is because too much Pythons are taking over the swamps, the animals are getting extinct, and the wetlands help the humans.…
The Everglades is a natural park where visitors can see alligators, and take a ride on a hovercraft, located southeast of Florida. It features a variety of fauna and flora in over 6,000 kms long and is approximately one hour from the city of Miami. In recent years it has been affected by the amount of pollutants in the water. A recent study by the University of Florida showed significantly higher levels of pollution in the sediment of the Everglades, an extension of surface water and reed 160 by 80 kilometers, known as the river rushes.…
he Sunbelt Phenomenon is the movement of millions of Americans from the northern and northeastern states to the South and Southwest regions of the United States. The states in the sunbelt include Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, roughly two-thirds of California, and parts of Arkansas, North Carolina, and Nevada. The Sunbelt was an Economy saver for America, in the 1970's. While the Steel belt in the north was "Rusting", the Sunbelt seemed like the last hope.…
Have you ever heard , “Where there is water there is life?” If so, you know what I mean. The Everglades lack fresh water supply. History that the Everglades faced in the past, wasn’t all pretty, causing the Everglades to have problems. People have back -stabbing issues facing recent attempts to improve the fresh water supply.…
Living in “sunny” South Florida leaves little room for boredom; between the beaches, cities such as Miami, the everglades, and the year round warm weather one does not have to look far for something to do. What makes South Florida such an enjoyable place to live is the balance between the beauty of nature found and the excitement found in large cities. Unfortunately, this mixture of a highly urbanized and populous setting along with large ecosystems has led to an increasing amount of environmental issues that threaten the quality of life in Florida citizens as well the lives of all the animals and plants reliant on those ecosystems. If I were to travel back 150 years my home and the land it sits on would not exist, in its place I would find…
A keystone species play a far more important role than it’s relative abundance suggests. These species are the center pieces of their given communities and without them their ecosystem and habitat will fall apart. Keystones species are generally found in low numbers are often apex predators that control distribution and population, but are not limited to food sources, mutualistic species, and different providers. Some of these species are even ecosystem engineers that create or maintain habitats for other species. Two of the most amazing keystone species are the sea otter and the American alligator.…
(1) Sun Spots case (10 points). Refer to the case on p. 254 in Daft 6th edition and answer these questions: • What specific steps would you take if you were a senior manager in this situation? Explain why for each step. • Do you consider it motivational and equitable when a substantial part of an employee’s pay is bonus based on company results in a highly uncertain environment? Why?…
There are tens of thousands of Burmese pythons living in the Everglades (Ng 1). But why are there so many there? People from Asia are bringing pythons to Florida as pets, but when they get too big, people let the pythons go into the wild, which is mostly why there are so many pythons in the Everglades (Piven 1). With this many pythons living in the Everglades, it is certain that these Burmese pythons are changing the area. The presence of Burmese pythons is changing the Everglades by affecting the ecosystem and local animals, and by affecting the people.…
Throughout history, human activity has damaged a countless amount of ecosystems. The everglades is one example of a dying ecosystem that was caused by human interactions. The everglades was once home of many animals and plants, several of the animals have left or are struggling to survive now. Water pollution has damaged the overall water quality in the everglades. Since the restoration of the everglades is not seen as directly beneficial to humans, some people neglect the ecosystem.…
Florida and the ocean As the smell of the sweet, salty, summer air filled my lungs , I realized I was going to love Florida. We drove the whole way there and I could barely wait to see the ocean! I had never been there, and when we pulled into Daytona the air is what woke me up. It was so different, so new and sharp.…