Greater Everglades ecosystem

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ecosystem subtropical wetland system

The Greater Everglades ecosystem is a vast, interconnected subtropical wetland system in southern Florida that includes and extends beyond Everglades National Park, supporting unique habitats and diverse wildlife.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Everglades hydrologic system 1
Everglades region 1
South Florida wetland system 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecosystem ⓘ
subtropical wetland system ⓘ
biome wetland ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainsTo Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Florida Bay ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
ecoregion Neotropical ⓘ
hasConservationProgram Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ⓘ
Everglades restoration projects ⓘ
hasHabitat coastal estuary ⓘ
cypress swamp ⓘ
freshwater slough ⓘ
hardwood hammock ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
pine rockland ⓘ
sawgrass marsh ⓘ
seagrass bed ⓘ
hydrologicalSource Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) ⓘ
surface form: Lake Okeechobee
hydrology sheet flow of freshwater ⓘ
includes Everglades ⓘ
surface form: Big Cypress Swamp

Everglades National Park ⓘ
Florida Bay ⓘ
Florida Keys mangrove and seagrass habitats ⓘ
Okeechobee Plain ⓘ
surface form: Lake Okeechobee watershed

Shark River Slough ⓘ
Taylor Slough ⓘ
Water Conservation Areas ⓘ
knownFor high biodiversity ⓘ
unique subtropical wetlands ⓘ
locatedIn South Florida ⓘ
surface form: southern Florida
partOf Everglades ⓘ
supportsSpecies American alligator ⓘ
American crocodile ⓘ
Cape Sable seaside sparrow ⓘ
Florida panther ⓘ
West Indian manatee ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
roseate spoonbill ⓘ
snail kite ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
wood stork ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural runoff ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mayaimi people → historicalTerritory → Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Everglades region
Everglades National Park → partOf → Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
Okeechobee Plain → partOf → Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Florida wetland system
Shark River Slough → partOf → Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
Taylor Slough → partOf → Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Everglades hydrologic system
Shark River Slough → waterSource → Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Everglades