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Everglades Wetland, Florida, USA
United States, Florida
“River of grass” – Everglades is one of the few habitats on Earth that includes the widest variety of animals and plants and it has many kind of endemic species, too. It’s the second biggest national park in the USA (Everglades National Park). Most of us think that Everglades is a big swamp, but it is not really. It’s a very slow moving river. It moves only 30 meters a day. The 160km long and 97km wide system begins with the Kissimmee River and ends in Florida Bay. Water leaves the lake in the wet season and forms a slow-moving river. Sadly there are many endangered species in the Everglades, like the American crocodile, Green turtles, andWest Indian manatee as well.
The Everglades is unique because freshwater meets saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Bay and they create a perfect ecosystem for both of fresh and saltwater creatures as well. The name “River of grass” came from the sawgrass prairie found across the region.
- Submitted by
- Anikó Csanádi
- Approved by
- Fritz Rohde & Lawrence Kent
- GPS
- 25.2419815, -80.8106537
- Geographical region
- Northern America
- Drainage Basin
- Everglades National Park Dranige Basin
- River catchment
- Kissimmee River
- Water body type
- Wetland
- Water body name
- Everglades
- Water body part
- Marsh land
- Water body course
- Lower course
- Water body: tributary of
- Wetland
- Tributary name
- Everglades wetland
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Clear water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- High
- Water temperature
- 23 °C
- Water flow/curent
- Slow
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 6.5
- Conductivity
- 275
- GH
- 15 mg/l
- dGH
- KH
- 5 mg/l
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
- 70 %
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Beige
- Pebble/Gravel
- None
- Stone
- None
- Stone form
- Silt/Mud
- Brown
- Leaves
- Few
- Driftwood
- Few
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- Yes
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- Collecting area
- Water depth
- Air temperature
- Sunlight
Environment
- Environment
- Affected by human activity
- Affected by human activity
- Pollution
- Pollution
- Advanced
- Surrounding area
The surrounding area is a tropical wetland with lots of sawgrass, star-rush and many reed species. For example Everglades crabgrass (Digitaria paucifolia) is endangered like many other plants in the area.
- Underwater landscape
The underwater landscape consist of mud and sand (wet mud). There are submerged plants like Najas guadalupensis, Cabomba, Egeria, Elodea, Eleocharis vivipara. There aren’t many driftwood.
Fish: Elassoma evergladei.
Molluscs: Physella acuta.
Plants: Najas guadalupensis, Eleocharis vivipara.
- Threats to ecology
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
-
Few - Cladium sawgrass
Bibliography
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Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt Co., Boston, MA - A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. 2nd edition
by Lawrence Page
ISBN 978-0-547-24206-4
Comment by the expert
Fritz Rohde: I would have liked to seen additional fishes such as Least Killifish.
Lawrence Kent: The male pygmy sunfish look healthy and their behavior appears natural, because you’ve given them lots of room and a great biotope. I appreciate your recreation of the reeds/grass that dominates the Everglades, which I visited earlier this year.
