...The Everglades SCI 230 October 16, 2011 The Everglades I. Introduction II. Descriptions of Diversity of Life Forms A. People B. Animals 1. Birds 2. Fish 3. Mammals 4. Reptiles C. Plant 1. Lichens 2. Barks 3. Invasive Plants III. Biological Interrelationships of Life Forms | | | | | | A. Food Web 1. Plant Species 2. Algae Group 3. Animals 4. Fungi and Bacteria IV. Existing Preservations and Protections of Life Forms A. Environmental Factors B. Natural Features and Ecosystems V. Efforts Made for Preserving the Everglades A. Central Figures for Conservation B. Enactment of Laws to Protect the Environment VI. Preserving the Diversity of the Everglades A. The Clean Air Act B. Funding C. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan VII. Conclusion The Everglades National Park In the United States, the Everglades National Park is considered the largest subtropical wasteland. It hosts a variety of rare and endangered species. Many groups of people and animals have landed in the Everglades making it their homeland. Everglades is home for well-known rare animals and plants. The marshes, forests, cypress, fish, animals, plants, and people depend on the ecosystem of the Everglades. Unfortunately, many of these plants and animals are found on the endangered species list for the United States. The Everglades...
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...we see the Everglades as a beautiful swampland that’s home to many animals. However, the truth is hidden. The Everglades is slowly dying. Its wildlife is reaching extinction. What is to blame? The invasion of the Burmese Python. The presence of the Burmese Python is ruining the unique Everglades. The Burmese Python is 23 feet in length and can weigh up to 200 pounds. It has a beautifully patterned skin. The python can devour up to anything that is 5 times as wide of its gaping mouth. It mostly feeds on small mammals. Its method of eliminating its prey is by grasping its prey with their fangs. If the animal tries to struggles to break free, the fangs sink only deeper. The python slowly starts wrapping its body around the struggling mammal and squeezes it until its last breath. The python then swallows it whole. These invasive species originated from Southeast Asia. “The Burmese Python is a magnificent and powerful animal (paragraph 1).” They mostly breed in swampy areas such as marshes....
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...The Burmese Python in the Everglades What is 23 feet long, as wide as a telephone pole and eating up the Everglades? Why, it is the Burmese python. First, the python is different from other snakes. Secondly, it has had a massive effect on the area it has invaded. Thirdly, it has gotten there through many means. And finally, we are helping to stop this invasion. The invasive Burmese pythons are leaving a wake of destruction in the delicate ecosystem of the Everglades. First, we need to understand the structure of the Burmese python. The Burmese python is powerful, and with its massive strength can eat anything to soothe its appetite. Among the largest snakes in the world, the python can be as long as 23 feet and sport a girth as wide as a telephone pole. This carnivorous snake has no venom and instead relies on its strength and back-curving teeth to take down its prey. Even though these snakes have poor eyesight, they have found ways to hunt unlike the average snake. It finds its prey by using...
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