The Negative Effects of Humans and Nature on Florida’s...

Nature designed Florida to be one large marine ecosystem. Florida is one big sand peninsula located below the 40th longitudinal North American line. Three bodies of salt water (Gulf of Mexico, Strait of Florida and Atlantic Ocean) surround three out of four directions of Florida. Man-made canals, natural lakes, rivers and estuaries are confined within the State of Florida’s physical boundaries. All of these form an interlocking system of waterways that impact the interconnected marine environment (marine ecosystem). All of Florida’s waterways are connected back to the surrounding bodies of water while passing through Florida’s sub-tropical and temperate zones and impact the delicate marine ecosystem balance. Man and nature are†¦show more content†¦Each of these areas has a historic recorded hit by one or more major hurricanes. Because hurricane winds start at 75 mph and can reach up to 156 miles per hour or more, the damage of the winds can be ext ensive (NOAA). Winds will rip the roof off of a house or tip over a mobile home. Debris is scattered with bullet like force. Storm surge floods buildings, streets and lands. Hurricane spawned tornado winds cause extra natural destruction. Finally, what little natural habitat is left untouched by humans can be fully devastated by hurricane aftermath. Most Atlantic hurricanes start out in the North Atlantic Ocean, which is called the hurricane breeding ground. Rarely a hurricane will form in the Caribbean Sea and sometimes the Gulf of Mexico. The extremely rare tropical storm is one forming right off of a landmass. This rarity occurred in the most recent 2009-hurricane season with the eye of the tropical storm named Claudette coming ashore over the Florida panhandle and reaching 60 mph of the 75 mph limit to be considered a category 1 hurricane (NOAA). Under average circumstances, once formed, a tropical storm will build up speed as it spins across the warm shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (NOAA) building into a hurricane and then moving across the water until dissipating over a landmass. A hurricane shifts the ocean’s sand banks asShow MoreRelatedThe Destruction Of The Everglades1106 Words   |  5 Pageslargest remaining sub-tropical wild life area in 48 states sitting on 1.5 million acres p reserved at Florida’s tip off shore. The Everglades contain various ecosystems such as rivers, lakes ponds, marshes, etc. These wild life areas feature both fresh and saltwater areas, open prairies, pine rock lands, tropical hardwood forests, offshore coral reefs, and mangrove forests. This paper will summarize how humans contributed to the destruction of the Everglades and how man is working to save the EvergladesRead MoreCoral Reefs Need Help2489 Words   |  10 Pagesprovide benefits for the whole world?† Frankly, it’s not that simple. Protecting endangered coral reefs will provide the whole world with long lasting benefits. To figure out how to solve the problem, we must start with the benefits they provide for humans and nonhumans. Coral reefs support 128 corallivorous fish species, one third of which feed almost solely on coral (80%) (Cole 286). These reefs also provide the corallivorous fish species like butterfly fish with shelter and living space (Cole 287)Read MoreChapter 5 8 Essay6131 Words   |  25 Pagesget their food from somewhere else. 3. Name and describe the roles of the three main trophic categories that make up the biotic structure of every ecosystem. Give examples of organisms from each category. The main trophic categories are producers (plants), consumers (animals), and decomposers (fungi). 4. Give four categories of consumers in an ecosystem and the role that each plays. Primary consumers (herbivores) feed directly on producers. Secondary consumers (carnivores) feed on primary consumersRead MoreHbr When Your Core Business Is Dying74686 Words   |  299 PagesFORETHOUGHT HBR CASE STUDY Why Didn t We Know? Ralph Hasson 45 FIRST PERSON Preparing for the Perfect Product Launch THOU SHALT †¦page 58 James P. Hackett 111 TOOL KIT The Process Audit Michael Hammer 124 BEST PRACTICE Human Due Diligence David Harding and Ted Rouse 138 144 EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES PANEL DISCUSSION There are 193 countries in the world. None of them are energy independent. So who’s holding whom over a barrel? The fact is, the vast ma jor the few