Marshes

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Marshes

• ENV 401 The Real Florida

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Marshes

• No woody plants!
• Herbaceous plants only!
• Influenced by
• Fires
• Topography
• Soils and Geology
• Hydrology

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Fire makes these marshes!

• Fire important
• Vegetation recovers from fire quickly
• Excludes woody species

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Classification

• Can be based on vegetation or
• Geology and soils
• Lets go with vegetation

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Types of Marshes

• Cattail marsh
• Typha spp.
• Can be found in deep water
• Nutrient rich water
• Monocultures

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Marshes Water Lilly Swamps

• Water Lilly (Nymphaea spp.)
• Golden Club (Orontium aquatica)
• Yellow lotus (Nelumbo lutea)

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Marshes

• Sawgrass (Cladium jamaicensis)
• Often confused with salt marsh grasses
• Major constituent of Everglades
• Being replaced by cattails

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Flag marshes

• Pickerelweed (Pontederia lanceolata)
• Arrowhead (Sagittaria spp.)
• Maidencane grass (Panicum hemitomon)

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Invasive species

• Torpedo Grass (Panicum repens)
• Alligator weed

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The Everglades are one of the worlds largest
marshes
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Everglades
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Who Am I, Boys and Girls?

• Whats my name?
• True or false Im an endangered species.
• Cute fact
• We used to number 60,000 in the 1930s, now our
  population is about 10,000

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What am I?

• Answer
• Periphyton!!
• Why am I so gosh darn important?
• Base of Food Chain

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Girls vs. Boys Who am I?
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Am I Native to Florida?
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What do I eat as a specialty?(Hint Im
holding one)
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You see me all over Florida, but am I native to
Florida?
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How is my sex determined?
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Which one is the native Florida Skunk Ape?
C
A
E
D
B
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Who am I?
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What am I?
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Recycling in Pasco County

• Pasco County population up 24.5 from 2000-2005,
  but recycling rate DOWN!
• Rates are as low as 12 for some communities
  (e.g. San Ann)
• The problem blue bag program stinks!
• Customers must purchase their own bags, which
  arent always available

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Pasco Countys got probs!

• County must get a grip on poor recycling rate
• A Times Editorial
• January 6, 2005
• Currently, whats not recycled is burned in the
  incinerator, which is at maximum capacity 291
  million/year
• The remainder is landfilled 168 million/20 years

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Pilot program for Pasco County

• Meadow Pointe subdivision (New Tampa) August 2,
  2006 until October 18, 2006
• Two areas
• Blue bags
• Bins
• Two blue bags given weekly 40 participation
• Two rigid bins given for permanent use 80
  participation

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Pasco County Recycling Centers
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Materials Recycling Facility

• 1 and 2 Plastics
• Aluminum
• Glass (clear, green, brown)
• Metal (tin) cans

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What are the different plastics?
PETE 1
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Other plastics not accepted in Pasco
PP 5
LDPE 4
7 example styrofoam
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Where do the plastics go?

• PETE (1) goes to fleece jackets
• Benches (I think from 2 HDPE plastic)