Humans and the Everglades.

The Everglades supports people in multiple ways. First, one out of every three Floridians rely on the Everglades for their own water supply. This means around 7 million people in Florida depend on this. Without this water source, the state of Florida and the southeastern portion of America would need to find and redirect water from other water sources possibly creating a scarcity in water. The Everglades collect water from the rainfall and with the watershed size dwindling, floods are more often and severe. The Everglades also provide a large portion of the Floridian biodiversity. Having such are habitats and communities, the Everglades hold a biological significance with their surround area. Furthermore, only a handful of species are only found within this region and are also native to it.

Citation:
Schedlbauer, Jessica. "Controls on Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide Exchange in Short- and Long-Hydroperiod Florida Everglades Freshwater Marshes." Wetlands 32.5 (n.d.): 801-12. Web
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