The Everglades

The decrease in rainfall that the Everglades are projected to suffer would end up causing more problems to the ecosystem than the ones it already has. The Everglades used to be a wetland that occupied twice as much land as the amount of land it occupies now. As people started to expand to this region, they implemented complex water management systems that have affected the region’s ecosystem. The spread of the population and the land-use modifications have reduced the amount of water of the wetland. The quality of the water has been affect as well by the agricultural and industrial activities that take place in the region.
If actions are not taken, the Everglades will suffer more dramatic changes. The most important things that have to be controlled are the effects that humans have caused in ecosystem. People have...