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The Everglades, River of Grass

River of Grass (Seminole: Pa-Hay-Okee)

From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Lake Okeechobee

Anhinga trail boardwalk at Taylor Slough

Purple Gallinule eating lily flowers

Green Heron

Anhinga

Florida gar

swamp lily air plants

Everything is connected to everything else… Web of life in the Everglades: Everything is connected to everything else… From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

periphyton on surface of water

Tree islands (hammocks)

From the Everglades Wildguide by J. C. George, 1988, U. S. Dept From the Everglades Wildguide by J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Gumbo limbo tree hammock forest interior hammock forest interior

strangler fig

From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

pine rocklands (pinelands) indigo snake

saw palmetto regeneration

From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Cypress Head, ENP

white ibis little blue heron

Florida redbelly turtle

leather fern

From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

mangroves

Mangroves are land- builders and land- protectors in coastal areas in addition to harboring a huge variety of biodiversity.

Mangrove swamps worldwide are highly threatened by development and shrimp-farming. blue crab

Alligators—a possible keystone species? From the Everglades Wildguide By J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

alligator flag

a hidden gator hole

From the Everglades Wildguide by J. C. George, 1988, U. S. Dept From the Everglades Wildguide by J.C. George, 1988, U.S. Dept. of the Interior

The Everglades International Biosphere Reserve World Heritage Site Wetland of International Importance Federal protection in part as a national park and in part as a national preserve

Nutrient imbalance from run-off (too many cattails!)

Brazilian pepper tree Schinus mollis

Eastern or green anole

Global warming is probably the biggest threat of all if the Everglades survive human activity and invasive species. The vertical difference between the highest point in the pine rocklands and the bottom of the Florida bay marl bed is only 14 feet. Height above mean sea level is 7 feet.

What happens when glaciers and icebergs melt? Researchers at a recent conference on global change predicted a rise in sea level of about 3 feet by 2100.

The Everglades—a very special but endangered treasure.