Everglades

These four functions are known as regulation, carrier, production, and information. Below are the explanations and examples of each by using the Florida Everglades as an example before human development and habitation. The Florida Everglades is North America’s largest swamp; wetland ecosystem and consisted of 18,000 square miles forming a watershed starting in central Florida from the Kissimmee River areas and extended down to the southern Florida…

population of the Burmese python and this means certain animals will be killed and become extinct. The Everglades National Park Service has joined forces with other agencies to create ways for lowering the growing population of Burmese pythons. Scientists and researchers have collected data and analyzed the results that help to find ways of diminishing the Burmese population. The National Everglades Park has joined forces with The University of Florida. The United States National Park…

consisted of expansion, highway construction, residential expansions, and many other reasons. Another factor contributing to the extinction of Florida Panthers are their health. With not having many animals for sources of nutrients, the panthers in the Everglades of Florida have resorted to eating raccoons that poison them by contaminating the panther’s body with mercury, which transfers down the food chain of the ecosystem. One main health issue that comes from the aspects of the Florida…

In the world today, there is a rush to develop and sell everything here in Florida. Developing land is seen as a wonderful thing, especially after the housing market crashed a few years ago. We often are in a rush to complete everything we do and do not consider the effect that we are having on the environment. I believe that if people would slow down and consider the effects we are causing in the environment, we can prevent or fix the problems that we are facing in the world today. I feel that…

The Florida's Everglades is the first national park made for it’s astounding native animals, plants and environment but, not for it’s scenery. It was the first national park created to save its environment. Ernest F. Coe convinced the government to make the Everglades a national park. The ruff sawgrass usually doesn’t hurt the alligators. There are low areas channel water that comes from Lake okeechobee. Theses shallow areas cover most of the Everglades, ,making it hard from boats to drive…

This story is about the Everglades. It is focus on what problems it’s had over the years. Like the effected of the water supply. So what going to happen is that it's going to start. First the history of the Everglades. In the text “Past and Present” it says “ From 1905-1910, the settlers begin to convert the land so that it could be used for agricultural purposes” this shows that people when they first got there they didn't care about the place. Secondly in the same text it states “In 1934…

Storm water treatment areas work to reduce the amount of phosphorous that makes it into the Everglades. Both submerged and emergent vegetation reduce the amount of phosphorous in the water from one hundred or two hundred parts per billion all the way down to thirteen parts per billion. The Clean Water Act is what makes it necessary to have a low…

Throughout the United States early history Florida was the site of the countries deadliest and most ferocious military battles in the country. With the expansion of the United States came the acquisition Native American Territories. This vast expansion left the United States at odds with the natives and many times the government simply forced the Natives to relocate to distant lands without any form of compensation. These disagreements would culminate in Florida in the 19th century with three…

The Everglades are a fragile wetlands ecosystem. It has been around for many years, providing shelter for wildlife. The Everglades used to be filled with rare, exotic wildlife. It has been drained by settlers for many years, and provides us with a source of water. Restoration acts are hard to carry through with. To begin with, the Everglades are a source of water for many people. Over seven million people in Florida use the Everglades as a water source. In the text,”Can We Fix the Water Supply”…

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