Everglades: Wondrous River of LifeDiscusses the geography, geology, flora and fauna and history of the Everglades. |
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American alligator American crocodile aquatic aquifer areas Atlantic Audubon Big Cypress National Big Cypress Swamp blue heron bottlenose dolphin brackish bromeliads bryozoans Cape Sable CARR CLIFTON coast coastline color creatures crocodilians crustaceans Cypress National Preserve cypress trees deer Eastern ecosystem environment epiphytic Everglades National Park Everglades region feed feet fish Florida Bay Florida panther Florida Peninsula food chain fresh water freshwater marshes frogs gator holes GLENN VAN NIMWEGEN grow growth habitats hardwood hammocks heron species hurricanes inches invertebrates islands JEFF FOOTT Keys Lake Okeechobee land lizard mahogany mammals mangrove forests MARL Miami limestone miles nesting numbers ocean PHOTO BY CARR PHOTO BY GLENN PHOTO BY JEFF pinelands plants ponds populations prey protected reach Reddish egret River saltwater sawgrass Seminoles shells short-finned pilot whales sloughs snake snowy egret south Florida southern Florida species found spoonbills summer season Today tropical wading birds water levels West Indies wood storks