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Non-indigenous species have been responsible for a massive decline in native species

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Alien Species has caused a number of changes to the everglades ecosystem due to how long they have inhabited it .

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Introduced species have been spreading diseases that are harmful to both wildlife in the everglades and humans.

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This is important because the Florida everglades is home to over 1,000 invasive plants and 192 invasive animal species. Since the 1800s about 5,000 native plant and animal species are at risk of becoming extinct.Predators are unsure how to hunt invasive species because the are not use to them in their environment.

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When a plant or animal enters a new environment, they will likely encounter predators who have not been evolving with them, which makes these predators unable to successfully exploit the prey

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“Our research adds to the increasing evidence that predators, whether native or exotic, exert major influence on the structure of animal communities,”

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Already since the 1800s the population of raccoons has dropped 99.3 percent and bobcats 87.5 percen, due to one introduced predator alone

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...free-floating, reproduces rapidly, blocks canals and water control devices, and can form mats that block sunlight and oxygen to plants and animals under water...

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This quote describes the characteristic of most extoic plants. Some block controlled water canals and some pollute the water with tiny flowers. Plants that aren’t submerged under water cloud out oxygen for wildlife below

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..serving as a ladder that carries the fire directly to the canopy of the forest…

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The climbing fern can also serve as fuel to fire in the wetland, helping them burn longer when they would’ve burned out. The fern covers an estimated 39,000 acres with leaves that grow up to 100 feet long.

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Though the urban development better accommodated the growing population, it left the Everglades less than half its original size.

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Since 1900s the 3 million acres the everglades was, has lost a third of its size due to humans converting the wetlands into agricultural land.While humans play some part in killing off native species, it’s due to the rise of the invaders that we can see a reductions of native everglades animals.

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The aboveground portion of the plant will die quickly, but herbicides move poorly within the root system so the plants can regrow from the intact roots.

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From this evidence one can conclude that even though chemicals can kill the introduced plant, unless the roots are removed the plant will regrow. With how thick and dense groups of the climbing fern can become getting to the roots is a issue

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“Chemicals in its leaves, flowers, and fruits can irritate human skin and respiratory passages.”

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Multiple invasive species have been reported to be the cause of diseases, temporary illnesses, or rashes. For instant the Brazilian pepper was introduced to the everglades in the 1840’s and has berries that are toxic and cause trauma in four footed animals.

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...virulent form of meningitis that can lead to blindness, ataxia, and even death…

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These snails are extremely dangerous to humans and lay 100 eggs a month. Reproduction might be slow but one encounter with this snail and that’s all it takes

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...one of the most damaging snails in the world because it consumes at least 500 types of plants and can cause structural damage to plaster and stucco structures..

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This quote is important because it shows how one small snail can due so much damage to wildlife in the everglades