Habitat Close-Up -- Sawgrass Prairie
Description: A shallow body of water covered with an abundance of Saw Grass and other low-lying plantlife
Everglades Example(s): Pa-hay-okee Overlook
Limiting Factors: Dissolved oxygen, sunlight, salinity, water level
Important Animals:
  • American Alligator
  • Little Blue, Green Heron
  • Osprey, Vultures, Hawks
  • Snails
 Important Plants:
  • Saw Grass
  • Swamp Lily
  • Poison Wood
  • Bladder Wart