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ECOLOGY OF FLORIDA
Introduction:
Ecology can be defined as the scientific study that concerns around the distributions,
abundance as well as relations of organisms and even with their interactions with the
environment. Ecology is mainly seen to include the study of the biotic factors like bacteria, plant
as well as the animal population and even different nonliving abiotic components like that of the
metals, gases and other chemicals present in the environment (Menges et al., 2016). It mainly
describes the web or the network of different relations among the organisms at different scales of
the organizations. Ecologists are seen to research from everything starting from the role of timey
bacteria to that of the nutrient cycling to the effects of different landforms and biomes on the
earth’s atmosphere (Anderson, 2016). In this assignment, a detailed description of the biome of
Florida would be discussed along with that of the nutrient cycle and other animals and plants that
inhabit the region.
Biome of Florida:
Florida is in the Wetland Biome which is one of the largest biomes on the Earth. Such
biomes are mainly seen to be wet and humid and these make the biome idea for the large array of
different plant as well as the animal species. These areas mainly comprise of wetlands which are
mainly composed of fresh or saltwater bodies. These make them a natural source of fish as well
as aquatic plant lives and other aquatic animals like turtles and frog (Odum, 2018). A large range
of birds as well as alligators are also seen to make their homes in the region of these wetlands.
Researchers have found that South Florida is the home for different types of ecosystems that
include the coral reefs, marshes, dunes, swamps, mangroves, hardwood, hammocks, pinelands,
mangroves as well as scrubs.

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