Transcript Fresh Water Biomes

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