Temperate Forest, Tropical Forest, Freshwater, and Marine Biomes By Colleen Funck.
By Marylene Poyhanya Freshwater Biome Freshwater biomes are located everywhere on earth. Without...
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By Marylene Poyhanya By Marylene Poyhanya Freshwater Biome •Freshwater biomes are located everywhere on earth. •Without freshwater biomes we would not be alive right now. •Freshwater ecosystems are important because they provide us water for drinking; energy and transportation; recreation, like boating and fishing; and many jobs, like fishermen and Freshwater Biomes
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By Marylene PoyhanyaBy Marylene Poyhanya
Freshwater Biome
•Freshwater biomes are located everywhere on earth. •Without freshwater biomes we would not be alive right now.•Freshwater ecosystems are important because they provide us water for drinking; energy and transportation; recreation, like boating and fishing; and many jobs, like fishermen and researchers.
Freshwater Biomes
Everglade ClimateEverglade Climate
The Everglades is mild The Everglades is mild and pleasant from and pleasant from December through April.December through April.
The summers are hot and The summers are hot and humid, the temperatures humid, the temperatures are usually around 90 are usually around 90 degrees F.degrees F.
Average Rainfall: 60 Average Rainfall: 60 inches per year. Rainy inches per year. Rainy seasons are from June seasons are from June through October. through October.
Everglade plantsEverglade plants The Everglades is home The Everglades is home
to a great variety of plants to a great variety of plants and animals that have and animals that have adapted to a wet, adapted to a wet, subtropical environment.subtropical environment.
While some of its flora While some of its flora and fauna are widely and fauna are widely recognized, the recognized, the Everglades also is Everglades also is comprised of many comprised of many hundreds of lesser-known hundreds of lesser-known plants and animals that plants and animals that are a part of a living, are a part of a living, dynamic ecosystem. dynamic ecosystem.
Everglade AnimalsEverglade Animals
Many animals live in the Many animals live in the Everglades. In the wet Everglades. In the wet season there is plenty to season there is plenty to eat and drink. The full eat and drink. The full aquifer and bubbling aquifer and bubbling spring provides clean spring provides clean fresh water. In the dry fresh water. In the dry season, the living is not season, the living is not as easy. The waters dry as easy. The waters dry up in some spots. up in some spots.
Everglade HabitatEverglade Habitat
Earth has many different Earth has many different habitats. Habitats are habitats. Habitats are areas in which different areas in which different kinds of plants and kinds of plants and animals live. animals live.
Every habitat has its own Every habitat has its own unique ecosystem. In a unique ecosystem. In a balanced ecosystem, balanced ecosystem, plants and animals live plants and animals live side by side and help side by side and help each other survive.each other survive.
Everglade GeologyEverglade Geology Rocks beneath the Everglades Rocks beneath the Everglades
were formed during the time of were formed during the time of the Great Ice Age. the Great Ice Age.
Although no glaciers Although no glaciers developed in Florida, their developed in Florida, their effects were felt here. effects were felt here.
As glaciers in other areas of As glaciers in other areas of the world expanded, much of the world expanded, much of the earth's water supply was the earth's water supply was trapped in the ice. trapped in the ice.
Sea levels in South Florida Sea levels in South Florida lowered as much as 300 feet lowered as much as 300 feet below present levels. below present levels.
