CW4: 3579

From Environmental Technology

Contents 1 Can the Everglades Survive? 1.1 a)From the introduction, discuss the most critical issue and how it varies throughout the year. 1.2 b)List the different habitats found in the Everglades. 1.3 c)What do you think the largest predator is in this region? Where does it live? What does it eat?

Can the Everglades Survive?

a)From the introduction, discuss the most critical issue and how it varies throughout the year.

Today, the Everglades is an ecosystem in danger. Canals and levees capture and divert its water for human needs, including drinking water, irrigation, and flood control. Often, too much water is withheld from the Everglades during the wet season, or too much is diverted into it during the winter drought, disrupting the natural cycles of feeding and nesting which depend on these patterns. Sometimes the water is contaminated by pollutants.

b)List the different habitats found in the Everglades.

Though Everglades National Park is often characterized as a water marsh, several very distinct habitats exist within its boundaries. Among these habitats are: Marine/Estuarine, Mangroves, Coastal Prairie, Freshwater Marl Prairie, Freshwater Slough, Cypress, Hardwood Hammocks, and Pinelands.

c)What do you think the largest predator is in this region? Where does it live? What does it eat?