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a) The most critical issue seems to be the fact that people won't leave this place alone. Even though it has been deemed a International Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage site the waters are still diverted into and out of, mostly at an inconvenient time for the ecosystem, affecting the way this land develops.For an ecosystem that is so rare and so defined by the seasonal rhythyms this is unacceptable. | a) The most critical issue seems to be the fact that people won't leave this place alone. Even though it has been deemed a International Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage site the waters are still diverted into and out of, mostly at an inconvenient time for the ecosystem, affecting the way this land develops.For an ecosystem that is so rare and so defined by the seasonal rhythyms this is unacceptable. | ||
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b)marine/estuary, coastal prairie, mangroves, slough, cypress, marl prairie, hammock, pinelands | b)marine/estuary, coastal prairie, mangroves, slough, cypress, marl prairie, hammock, pinelands | ||
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c)I think the largest predator in the everglades is the American Alligator. They are cold blooded animals that live mostly in the water and eat insects, crabs, crayfish, wading birds, deer, and many other things I'm sure. | c)I think the largest predator in the everglades is the American Alligator. They are cold blooded animals that live mostly in the water and eat insects, crabs, crayfish, wading birds, deer, and many other things I'm sure. | ||
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| - | d)A manatee is a 1000 pound marine mammal that spend their winters in the warm | + | d)A manatee is a 1000 pound marine mammal that spend their winters in the warm water of Florida.Manatees pull up and eat the abundant sea grasses and aquatic plants of the bay, consuming 10 to 15 percent of their body weight a day.The most critical problem for manatees is boating accidents. They like to rest just below the surface of the water and are often hit by speeding boats. |
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| + | e)Fire, in unison with other natural forces such as rain, drought, hurricanes, wind, and lightning, is a natural process. Fire gives plant communities opportunities for removal of decaying vegetation and to allow for growth that did not exist prior to the burn. | ||
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| + | f)The everglades were affected by the Ice Age but not directly by glaciers. The nutrient rich ocean has also shaped southern Florida with sediments over yaers developing rock. | ||
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a) The most critical issue seems to be the fact that people won't leave this place alone. Even though it has been deemed a International Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage site the waters are still diverted into and out of, mostly at an inconvenient time for the ecosystem, affecting the way this land develops.For an ecosystem that is so rare and so defined by the seasonal rhythyms this is unacceptable.
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b)marine/estuary, coastal prairie, mangroves, slough, cypress, marl prairie, hammock, pinelands
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c)I think the largest predator in the everglades is the American Alligator. They are cold blooded animals that live mostly in the water and eat insects, crabs, crayfish, wading birds, deer, and many other things I'm sure.
| OK |
d)A manatee is a 1000 pound marine mammal that spend their winters in the warm water of Florida.Manatees pull up and eat the abundant sea grasses and aquatic plants of the bay, consuming 10 to 15 percent of their body weight a day.The most critical problem for manatees is boating accidents. They like to rest just below the surface of the water and are often hit by speeding boats.
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e)Fire, in unison with other natural forces such as rain, drought, hurricanes, wind, and lightning, is a natural process. Fire gives plant communities opportunities for removal of decaying vegetation and to allow for growth that did not exist prior to the burn.
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f)The everglades were affected by the Ice Age but not directly by glaciers. The nutrient rich ocean has also shaped southern Florida with sediments over yaers developing rock.
