Transcript The Ecosystem of the Everglades National Park

The Habitats of
Everglades National
Park
How Habitats Form
Slight changes in elevation (only inches), water, and soil create
entirely different landscapes, each with its own community of plants
and animals.
Some Different Kinds
of Habitats
Habitat Name Habitat Forming Factors
Marine / Estuary
Underwater, tides to churn nutrients
Mangroves
Forms because of accumulation of
leaves
Tidal Marshes
Becomes wet and dry depending on
tides
Cypress Swamp
Cypress trees live in deeper water and
build up of leaves
Some More Different
Kinds
of Habitats
Habitat Name Habitat Forming Factors
Slough
Slow moving with grasses
Prairie
Gets dry and wet with rainstorms
Hammock
Hardwoods some flooding
Pinelands
Very dry, has many pine trees and
seasonal brush fires
The Major role of
Elevation
“The River of Grass”
The everglades is a really big river, but
it’s moving to slow to see. This is because
South Florida is flat, really flat.
Some land is elevated by only 1 foot
above the water table, but it’s dryer.
Different plants and animals need this
dryer land, creating many different
ecosystems in every habitat.
Animals Living in the
Habitats
Each of these animals are endangered. This means their habitats are
being destroyed by humans and find it difficult to live. They can’t
live anywhere else so we can only help by fixing their Habitats.
Everglades in Motion
Wood stork lifts his wings to scare
out its food
The Everglades in the past
To learn more, visit http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/