The Everglades Ecosystem

1. Life

1.1. Plants

1.1.1. Flowers

1.1.1.1. Orchids

1.1.1.2. Red Mangrove

1.1.1.3. Lots of pollen

1.1.2. Marine

1.1.2.1. Algae

1.1.2.2. Sawgrass

1.1.2.3. seagrass

1.1.2.4. Moss

1.2. Animals

1.2.1. Mammals

1.2.1.1. Warmblooded

1.2.1.2. Fury

1.2.1.3. Omnivores

1.2.2. Reptiles

1.2.2.1. cold-blooded

1.2.2.2. scaly skin

1.2.2.3. lay eggs

1.2.2.4. carnivores

1.2.2.5. Gills

1.2.3. Birds

1.2.3.1. Lay eggs

1.2.3.2. feathered

1.2.3.3. Omnivores

1.2.3.4. Wings

1.2.4. Fish

1.2.4.1. high mercury levels

2. Environment

2.1. Subtropical Climate

2.1.1. Moisture

2.1.2. Long Summers

2.1.3. Lots of rain

2.1.4. Mostly water

2.1.5. Dry Winters

2.1.5.1. leads to fires

2.1.6. Hurricanes

2.1.6.1. Heavily impacted

2.2. Shrinking Rapidly