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ORGANISMS IN YOUR BIOME
Florida
A wetland Biome
Made of up fresh or saltwater bodies
Wet and humid
One of the largest biomes on Earth
Natural source of fish, aquatic plant life and aquatic animals including frogs and turtles
Large range of birds and alligators make their home here
Plants
Sabal Palm
Butterfly Weed
Bee Balm
Phlox
Adam’s Needle
These plants have a symbiotic relationship as they are very low maintenance, the Butterfly Weed would be the exception as it needs more water than the others and requires a little more maintenance.
Animals
Bottlenose Dolphin
West Indian Manatee
Florida Panther
Peregrine Falcon
American Alligator
The Panther, Falcon, and the Alligator are in a competitive relationship to hu8nt for food. The Dolphin and Manatee have a symbiotic relationship as they co exist in the water and do not compete for food. The Dolphins eats different kinds of fish and the Manatee eats mainly plankton ,seaweed, or other aquatic grasses.
Rising Temperatures
Global warming is expected to raise temperatures between 4-10 degrees. These increase in temperatures will bring a host of changes to include retreating and eroding shorelines, dying coral reefs, salt water intrusion into the freshwater aquifer, increasing numbers of forest fires, and warmer air and sea surface temperatures.
Increased salinity would occur from rising saltwater into the
Everglades from the Florida Bay. The increase in salinity would damage freshwater ecosystems.
Changing Climate
Changing climate causes changes in vegetation or habitat characteristics in terrestrial habitats
Some species seek to move, some species adapt and some go locally extinct.
Some species will lack appropriate corridors to move to more suitable habitats - this could eliminate a species or a portion of its range.
Some species will no longer have suitable habitat within their historic range in Florida.
Protected
ORGANISMS IN YOUR BIOME
Florida
A wetland Biome
Made of up fresh or saltwater bodies
Wet and humid
One of the largest biomes on Earth
Natural source of fish, aquatic plant life and aquatic animals including frogs and turtles
Large range of birds and alligators make their home here
Plants
Sabal Palm
Butterfly Weed
Bee Balm
Phlox
Adam’s Needle
These plants have a symbiotic relationship as they are very low maintenance, the Butterfly Weed would be the exception as it needs more water than the others and requires a little more maintenance.
Animals
Bottlenose Dolphin
West Indian Manatee
Florida Panther
Peregrine Falcon
American Alligator
The Panther, Falcon, and the Alligator are in a competitive relationship to hu8nt for food. The Dolphin and Manatee have a symbiotic relationship as they co exist in the water and do not compete for food. The Dolphins eats different kinds of fish and the Manatee eats mainly plankton ,seaweed, or other aquatic grasses.
Rising Temperatures
Global warming is expected to raise temperatures between 4-10 degrees. These increase in temperatures will bring a host of changes to include retreating and eroding shorelines, dying coral reefs, salt water intrusion into the freshwater aquifer, increasing numbers of forest fires, and warmer air and sea surface temperatures.
Increased salinity would occur from rising saltwater into the
Everglades from the Florida Bay. The increase in salinity would damage freshwater ecosystems.
Changing Climate
Changing climate causes changes in vegetation or habitat characteristics in terrestrial habitats
Some species seek to move, some species adapt and some go locally extinct.
Some species will lack appropriate corridors to move to more suitable habitats - this could eliminate a species or a portion of its range.
Some species will no longer have suitable habitat within their historic range in Florida.
Protected
References: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_native_shrubs sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/ecosys.html Mercer, D.E., Pye, J.M.,Prestemon, J.P., Butry, D.T., and.Holmes, T.P. Economic Effects of Catastrophic Wildfires, unpublished final report. Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. February 2000