The Habitats of The Habitats of Everglades Everglades National ParkNational Park

How Habitats FormHow Habitats Form

Slight changes in elevation (only inches), water, and soil create Slight changes in elevation (only inches), water, and soil create entirely different landscapes, each with its own community of plants entirely different landscapes, each with its own community of plants and animals.and animals.

Some Different Kinds Some Different Kinds of Habitatsof Habitats

Habitat NameHabitat Name Habitat Forming FactorsHabitat Forming Factors

Marine / EstuaryMarine / Estuary Underwater, tides to churn nutrientsUnderwater, tides to churn nutrients

MangrovesMangroves Forms because of accumulation of Forms because of accumulation of leavesleaves

Tidal MarshesTidal Marshes Becomes wet and dry depending on Becomes wet and dry depending on tidestides

Cypress SwampCypress Swamp Cypress trees live in deeper water and Cypress trees live in deeper water and build up of leavesbuild up of leaves

Some More Different Some More Different Kinds Kinds of Habitatsof HabitatsHabitat NameHabitat Name Habitat Forming FactorsHabitat Forming Factors

SloughSlough Slow moving with grassesSlow moving with grasses

PrairiePrairie Gets dry and wet with rainstormsGets dry and wet with rainstorms

HammockHammock Hardwoods some floodingHardwoods some flooding

PinelandsPinelands Very dry, has many pine trees and Very dry, has many pine trees and seasonal brush firesseasonal brush fires

“The River of Grass”

The everglades is a really big river, but it’s moving to slow to see. This is because South Florida is flat, really flat.

Some land is elevated by only 1 foot above the water table, but it’s dryer. Different plants and animals need this dryer land, creating many different ecosystems in every habitat.

The Major role of The Major role of ElevationElevation

Animals Living in the Animals Living in the HabitatsHabitats

Each of these animals are endangered. This means their habitats are being destroyed by humans and find it difficult to live. They can’t live anywhere else so we can only help by fixing their Habitats.

Everglades in MotionEverglades in Motion

Wood stork lifts his wings to scare out its food

The Everglades in the past

To learn more, visit http://www.nps.gov/ever/eco/