Apr 29, 2020 · It turns out that alligators are important ecosystem engineers and do a wonderful job at increasing plant diversity in the wetlands they inhabit. Throughout southeastern North …

These beautiful plants are known to grow near the edges of rivers and lakes with stems reaching up to 20 feet in length. Water lilies are known to help prevent erosion and are a great place for …

Oct 7, 2024 · The river’s habitats, which include sandhills and low-lying forests, are ideal for alligators, along with several varieties of snakes, toads, and lizards. The Altahamaha was …

Nov 28, 2023 · This type of open dome is inviting to alligator flag, willow or other plants that can tolerate deeper water. As these deeper solution holes almost always hold water year-round, …

Rain gardens, erosion control, bioswales, shoreline and riparian buffers are all examples of ways that native plants help solve our environmental problems. Native plants have deep root …

Apr 30, 2019 · Called a “pocosin,” a wetland bog with sandy peat soil and woody shrubs, it provides a home to a number of species that are hard to find anywhere else along the East …

6 days ago · A bubble plot map—where each bubble represents a sample—of the Coastal Carbon Network soil cores used for the continental analysis of tidally-influenced blue carbon.

Sep 12, 2024 · Coastal gardens present interesting challenges for plants. They have to tolerate salt, moisture, and sandy soils. These 31 species offer choices for any North American …

Young alligators usually live in water and mainly eat small aquatic animals like fish, insects, and frogs. ... from Oklahoma and Texas east to the Atlantic coast and south to the Gulf of Mexico. …

Jan 16, 2025 · The meadows absorb some of the energy from waves before they hit the coast, and the plants' roots help stabilize mud and sand in coastal bays. Plus, they help keep climate …