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Everglades National Park

The Everglades National Park is located in southern Florida. The Everglades are wetlands, and are known for sawgrass prairies and a diverse selection of subtropical wildlife.

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What impact have humans had the Florida everglades?

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Human activities have deliberately or inadvertently altered the equilibrium in the everglades. Human impact on the Everglades is substantial. Rapid population growth in southern Florida requires massive supplies of freshwater. Water for human consumption is derived from pumping ground water and diversion of surface water via numerous canals. The net consequence is diminished flow of surface water through the Everglades drainage system. Surface water in the Everglades is naturally nutrient poor. However, upstream agricultural runoff delivers large quantities of fertilizer to the Everglades. Due to Florida's growing population part of the everglade is turned to houses. Due to human water pumping, humans are affecting the everglades. In the future there will no everglades national park, because it will turn to residential areas. Humans can help it in the future, by stop draining freshwater from Everglades.

AS the population of Florida has grown many thousands of acres of swampland have been drained for residential and agricultural uses. Much of the remaining wetlands have been polluted by runoff from farms and urban areas. More than 50% of the original wetlands in the state have already been destroyed. Human activities have altered drainage patterns, destroyed wildlife habitat, and interfered with natural filtration systems of the wetlands. The everglades National Park is one example of a swamp that has been changed significantly by human activities. More than third of the land area in the Everglades is freshwater marsh and cypress swamp. Extensive draining and canal building has reduced swamplands and affected the natural draining and filtering process of the ecosystem. These activities were conducted ever before the everglades became a National Park in 1947.

The swamp itself provide habitat for a diverse range of wildlife from insects to mammals, including 15 species of reptiles and amphibians from Florida swamps that are currently listed as threatened or endangered.

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How long is the Everglades?

The Everglades extend from Lake Okeechobee to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The high water level of Lake Okeechobee is about 18 feet above sea level, and the surrounding land is slightly higher. The Everglades is generally at elevations ranging from sea level to 20-25 feet above sea level excepting for isolated higher locations.

Are the everglades a region?

The Everglades is a "River of Grass" (Marjorie Douglas) with the water some eight inches high in the rainy season and fifteen miles wide. It flows south from Lake Okeechobee to The Gulf of Mexico.

What are examples of symbiosis in the Everglades?

There are many interesting instances of symbiosis in the Florida Everglades. I will give you one example of each. Mutualism is when both organisms benefit from the relationship as is seen with "gator holes". In the dry season (winter in South Florida), alligators will burrow and create large holes that utilize the available groundwater. All sorts of small animals come to live and thrive in these holes that provide water in a difficult time. The alligators will also have a convenient meal! This is mutualism. Parasitism is when one organism is benefitted, while the other is burdened. The strangler fig is a perfect example. The fig needs a host tree and will drain the nutrients out of its host, eventually killing it. Finally, commensalism is a relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. In the Everglades, a perfect example of this is the oyster and red mangrove. The oyster gets protection from the mangroves branches, but the mangrove gets nothing in return. Hope this helps! There are many interesting instances of symbiosis in the Florida Everglades. I will give you one example of each. Mutualism is when both organisms benefit from the relationship as is seen with "gator holes". In the dry season (winter in South Florida), alligators will burrow and create large holes that utilize the available groundwater. All sorts of small animals come to live and thrive in these holes that provide water in a difficult time. The alligators will also have a convenient meal! This is mutualism. Parasitism is when one organism is benefitted, while the other is burdened. The strangler fig is a perfect example. The fig needs a host tree and will drain the nutrients out of its host, eventually killing it. Finally, commensalism is a relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. In the Everglades, a perfect example of this is the oyster and red mangrove. The oyster gets protection from the mangroves branches, but the mangrove gets nothing in return. Hope this helps!

What is the name of the National Park located in South Western Florida?

The National Parks in Florida are listed below.

Biscayne National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park

Everglades National Park

There are also National Monuments, National Seashores, and National Memorials in Florida.

Big Cypress National Preserve

Canaveral National Seashore

Castillo De San Marcos National Monument

DeSoto National Memorial

Fort Caroline National Memorial

Fort Matanzas National Monument

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Do wild dogs live in the everglades?

There are an estimated 2500 American Black Bears that live in Florida with about 500 living in the Big Cypress and Everglades National Park areas of South Florida. Black Bears are often shy and intimidated by humans. Negative Bear/Human interactions are extremely rare. There have been no fatalities of humans by Black Bears. Black Bears are protected in Florida.

Do alligators live in the everglades?

There are thousands of alligators in the everglades.

How many people work in the everglades?

http://www.nps.gov/ever/parkmgmt/statistics.htm Everglades National Park

Annual Visitation 2003 - 1,040,648 2004 - 1,181,355 2005 - 1,233,837 2006 - 954,022

What is average overall temperature in the everglades?

the climate of the everglades is wet summers and dry winters.

Everglades,FL climate is hot during the summer when temperatures tend to be in the 80's and mild during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 60's.

What are the Florida everglades?

A place in Florida filled with animals such as snakes,frogs,or even bugs also,it has a masive amount of water and plants that you can exlpore and cruise on boats.Also the EverGlades is national park of Florida!

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What are the secondary consumers in the everglades?

The primary consumers in the Florida everglades are mostly herbivores. Deer, mice, rabbits, and grasshoppers top the list of primary consumers. Secondary consumers, which are carnivores, include snakes and raccoons.

What are the predators in the Everglades?

probably a scavenger of the everglades is a bird!!

Where is everglades national park located in Florida?

Head towards the landscapes of the majestic Florida, one of the most beautiful states of the USA and you'll find wetlands in its Southern portion which will mesmerize you through their sheer beauty. Yes, the Everglades, also known as "River of Grass", are found in the southern watershed region begin in Orlando with the Kissimmee river. It is this river which discharges its water into the lake Okeechobee.Everglades Airboat Tours During the wet season, the water which leaves this lake forms a slow-moving river flowing to the Florida Bay, the southern part of the state, where it ends. Recurrent and erratic flooding and fire describe the mixed seasons of everglades island airboat tours. In the dry season, it is the fire that shapes the health of this region and during summers, flooding occurs frequently. This wetland consists of some of the most ecologically thriving water and land systems which include tropical hammocks, ten thousand islands and rocklands.

It is believed that the human habitation in the southern pars of Florida dates back to nearly 15,000 years ago. The 'Calusa' and 'Tequesta' were the major tribes existed in and around Everglades' ecosystems. While these tribes declined gradually in the 16th century, some other tribes like 'the Seminoles were thrown out due to US military war operations in the 19th century.

Best airboat Rides EvergladesEfforts to build canals in the Everglades had been in plans since the late 1840s but most construction plans weren't achieved until early 1880s. In the 20th century, the growth in South Florida economy further gave impetus to engineers to come up with drainage plans and end problems of flooding or damage in canals caused by hurricanes. Eventually, in the year 1947, the formation of Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project came up with many plans to revamp and manage water of the Everglades. The South Florida metropolitan area also was expanded in this period as most of the water was divided and managed well for utilization purposes in the city and sugarcane farmlands.

Airboat rides in the EvergladesThe development bug that caught the successive governments further imposed pressure on the land. In a flash of time, nearly half of the Everglades was converted into agricultural or urban areas mounting pressure on its thriving ecosystem and since then is well known for everglades island airboat tours. The proposing of an airport further added to the woes of the ecosystem. Some studies predicted that the ecosystem of Everglades would be seriously challenged if airport is constructed in the region. Environmental issues in the Everglades hence received national and international attention from the likes of UNESCO and the Ramsar Convention.

The latter also declared Everglades as the one of the only three wetland areas to hold significant value for better ecosystem for everglades city airboat tours. To ensure that further environmental damage is minimized, restoration projects were undertaken in the 1980s. In the initial years, canals and constructions that damaged the environmental were removed. However, it was only in the 2000 that 'The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan' was made legal and passed in the area after it was found that the Everglades needed a more robust framework for restoration.

This restoration plan passed by the Congress is believed to be one of the most expensive environment projects were launched in the US history. Studies have indicated that the ambitious project was not able to gain success due to the divisive politics in this country.

Another problem that plagues the Everglades is that it has been burdened by some of the invasive species which are wreaking a havoc on the ecology of this place. Some examples of such trees are melaleuca tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia) and Brazilian pepper, or Florida holly (Schinus terebinthifolius). It has to be noted that Melaleucas generally grow taller and densely thereby making it unsuitable for plants and animals to survive. Birds and small animals are reported to be facing problems to build their nests and homes on the Melalecuca tree. Also thickly growing leaves and ferns like the Brazilian pepper choke Florida waterways and are a major threat to endemic species. These problems are very difficult to eliminate and the same time, they are costly too. Other tree species, the The Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) is also thickly populated and makes it absolutely impossible for any kind of animals to pass through.

Some pets have escaped or are released into the Everglades from surrounding urban areas. Some pets like cats, both domestic and feral, who have escaped into the Everglades also cause damage to the ecosystems. Studies have proved that some escaped species find the environment favorable and sustain themselves while some other die. This competition in the food chain and survival shapes the ecosystem of the Everglades and hence has made everglades city airboat tours more popular. The increasing population of cat in the wetlands cause irreparable damage to migratory bird species.

Luxury airboat Tour evergladesHowever, some animals like Lue tilapias (Oreochromis aureus) harm waterways by creating very big nests and consuming food of native fish in the region. Interestingly, Florida wildlife officials have established that the species of he Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) are thriving in the region and they have adjusted well in the environment.

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What does the everglades look like?

It looks like a wet and soft, low-lying, mostly very hot and humid grassland area. It is characterized by island-like looking masses of vegetation, sawgrass, solidly packed black mud, water, pine and mangrove forests, and palms.

How long can an everglade snail kite live?

I'd say around 10-20 years just based on the average lifespan of raptors in general, but it may only be 10.

(And everyone who answered the lifespan of a SNAIL: Snail kites are PREDATORY BIRDS.)