By Marylene Poyhanya

1. Freshwater Biome Freshwater Biomes • Freshwater biomes are located everywhere on earth. • Without freshwater biomes we would not be alive right now. • Freshwater ecosystems are important because they provide us water for drinking; energy and transportation; recreation, like boating and fishing; and many jobs, like fishermen and researchers. By Marylene Poyhanya

2. Everglade Climate • The Everglades is mild and pleasant from December through April. • The summers are hot and humid, the temperatures are usually around 90 degrees F. • Average Rainfall: 60 inches per year. Rainy seasons are from June through October.

3. Everglade plants • The Everglades is home to a great variety of plants and animals that have adapted to a wet, subtropical environment. • While some of its flora and fauna are widely recognized, the Everglades also is comprised of many hundreds of lesser-known plants and animals that are a part of a living, dynamic ecosystem.

4. Everglade Animals • Many animals live in the Everglades. In the wet season there is plenty to eat and drink. The full aquifer and bubbling spring provides clean fresh water. In the dry season, the living is not as easy. The waters dry up in some spots.

5. Everglade Habitat • Earth has many different habitats. Habitats are areas in which different kinds of plants and animals live. • Every habitat has its own unique ecosystem. In a balanced ecosystem, plants and animals live side by side and help each other survive.

6. Everglade Geology • Rocks beneath the Everglades were formed during the time of the Great Ice Age. • Although no glaciers developed in Florida, their effects were felt here. • As glaciers in other areas of the world expanded, much of the earth's water supply was trapped in the ice. • Sea levels in South Florida lowered as much as 300 feet below present levels.