Everglades Ecosystem Amber Rouse SCI/230 July 17‚ 2011 Everglades Ecosystem The Everglades National Park is located in southern Florida. The park is 1‚506‚539 acres‚ with a diverse set of animals calling this popular park home. According to Park Vision the Everglades National park is one of the largest national parks in the United States. The Everglades National park has only two larger than it within the United States. Over one million tourists plan this unique place as a recreational trip
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Everglades National Park 1 Everglades National Park Name University of Phoenix SCI/230 September 23‚ 2010 Everglades National Park 2 When it comes to one of the biggest national parks in the world‚ with beautiful animals‚ some on the verge of extinction and also all of the beautiful landforms it possesses a name that come to mind is the Everglades National Park located in the southern section of the Florida peninsula. The Everglades National park covers about 1‚506‚539
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Everglades National Park The Everglades is a park in Florida. The government took some of the land and made it “Everglades National Park.”It was established in 1947 to preserve and educate people about the area. Everglades National Park is located in South Florida it is an area with a subtropical climate and abundant animal life. Did you know that Everglades National Park is the only place in the world that crocodiles and alligators live side by side. It is home to endangered species and posses
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The everglades national park The everglades national park is located in southern Florida. The variety of this habitat has made it a sanctuary for many animal species even some that are in danger of extinction. Some of the animals that take sanctuary in this national park are an assortment of reptiles such as alligators and snakes‚ an assortment of birds and even the endangered manatee. The everglades national park was put on the world heritage endangered list in 1993 after the parks superintendent
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UNESCO Paper Student ’s Name BIO100 Due Date Instructor ’s Name UNESCO Paper The Everglades National Park‚ located in southern Florida‚ is the largest remaining sub-tropical wilderness in the continental United States and has extensive fresh and salt water areas‚ open Everglades‚ prairies‚ and mangrove forests. (1000 Friends of Florida‚ 2011). The plant life in the Everglades National Park consists of several different species: the marsh species‚ which includes saw grass‚ bladderwort
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Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S‚ and it protects an unrivaled landscape that provides vital habitat for many rare‚ exotic‚ and endangered species‚ which includes including the American Crocodile‚ the Florida Panther‚ and the West Indian Manatee. This national treasure and designated World Heritage Site‚ and International Biosphere Reserve‚ and Wetland of International Importance is an expansive area of land in South Florida‚ consisting of 1.5 million acres
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Everglades National Park Report The Everglades national park was established on December 6‚ 1947. The Everglades National Park has 1.5 million acres of wet land. It’s important because it holds an abundance of wildlife and ecosystems that are dependant on each other. Everglades has many special features some of them consist of trails and boat tours of Florida Bay and other than that there are many other interesting things that can be done at this National Park. The Everglades National Park is
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There are many things to see and do in Everglades National Park. One of the more popular activities is hiking on the many trails and seeing the wildlife. Some of the trails are the Coastal prairie‚ Snake Bight‚ Rowdy Bend‚ Christian Point‚ and Bear Lake trails. These trails give visitors a very good look at the wildlife. The most popular trail is the Anhinga trail‚ it is wheelchair accessible and gives visitors the best look at the animals‚ including the alligators. Another popular activity is biking
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UNESCO Research Outline Morgan Michelle E. Mills Axia College of University of Phoenix The largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world is the Belize Barrier System. The Belize Barrier Reef system is home to a lot of marine plant and animal life; some of them are endangered like the marine turtle‚ American crocodile and manatee. If there is a coral reef parallel to it is the mangroves. People usually ignore the trees that line the coastline because they
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Indonesia‚ and consists of three national parks; Gunung Leuser National Park 8‚629.75 square kilometers (3‚331.97 sq mi)‚ Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) 13‚753.50 square kilometers (5‚310.26 sq mi) and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP) 3‚568 square kilometers (1‚378 sq mi). The rainforest covers a total area of 25‚000 square kilometers (9‚700 sq mi)‚ and represents a major portion of all the forests on the island of Sumatra. The national parks that make up the heritage site are
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