LOCATION

• reaches from the Kissimee River to Lake Okeechobee
• waters from the lake slowly move toward Florida Bay
• used to spread out over 8,000 acres

NONLIVING THINGS

• water
• rocks
• soil
• sunlight
• air

PRODUCERS

• ferns
• moss
• hemp
• spleenwort
• cypress

CONSUMERS

• birds
• racoons
• fox
• alligators
• turtles

HUMAN IMPACT

• dig up canals
• build dams
• agricultural runoffs
• nutrient pollution
• fertilizers and chemicals in the water

WHY I CHOSE THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES

• used to live in southern Florida
• passed the Everglades several times
• a well-known ecosystem in the U.S.
• a wide variety of plant and animal species

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