Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Abiotic factors in the Everglades are factors like the temperature, amount of water, sunlight, and soil. The most important abiotic factor is the amount of water available for all of the organisms since they live in a wetland ecosystem. Most of the producers in the Everglades depend on water to grow and without producers the organisms wouldn't be able to survive. The temperature in the Everglades is warm throughout the year and has very dry seasons. Rainfall still occurs even with all of the dry seasons that occur. Hurricanes are also big abiotic factors in this ecosystem even though they don't happen very often.
Biotic factors in the Everglades are factors like different kinds of plants, animals, and bacteria. A big focus has to be put on the plants in the ecosystem because without them the upper level organisms in the food web would not survive. There are many different communities in the Everglades some of which include swamps, marshes, and saw-grass prairies. The Everglades park has more than 100 marsh species that live in the water throughout the year.
Biotic factors in the Everglades are factors like different kinds of plants, animals, and bacteria. A big focus has to be put on the plants in the ecosystem because without them the upper level organisms in the food web would not survive. There are many different communities in the Everglades some of which include swamps, marshes, and saw-grass prairies. The Everglades park has more than 100 marsh species that live in the water throughout the year.
Density-Dependent and Independent Limiting Factors
A density-dependent limiting factor effects depend on the size of the population and the density of it. The less dense the population, the less severe the effect of the limiting factor. Most density-dependent factors are connected with the amount of land that is available for the organisms to live on. If there is less land than there will be more competition for resources and natural selection will become more important. An example of this would be with some of the land animals like the White-Tailed Deer and Florida Panther who sometimes have to relocate if they lose their land or resources.
A density-independent limiting factor has the same effect on a population regardless of its population density. Some examples of this could be natural disasters and climate changes. The most examples of these kinds of factors would be flooding in the wet season and droughts that can occur in the dry season. The number of organisms has no effect on these kinds of factors, which is why they are density-independent.
A density-independent limiting factor has the same effect on a population regardless of its population density. Some examples of this could be natural disasters and climate changes. The most examples of these kinds of factors would be flooding in the wet season and droughts that can occur in the dry season. The number of organisms has no effect on these kinds of factors, which is why they are density-independent.