Understanding How the Everglades Food Web Sustains Biodiversity
The Florida Everglades is one of the most diverse and dynamic ecosystems on the planet, home to a vast range of species that rely on one another for survival. This intricate system, known as a food web, sustains biodiversity by maintaining the balance between organisms at various levels of the ecosystem. From the primary producers to the apex predators and decomposers in the Everglades, each organism plays a critical role in maintaining this fragile environment.