Watery Wetlands

Now it is time for my final destination the completion to everlasting journey of environments. It’s watery wetlands time. I am visiting the Famous Florida’s freshwater marshes, they are well known because it is the single largest marsh system in the US, occupying almost 10,000 square kilometres. But a lot of the marsh has been taken away from development. The wetlands is filled with luscious vegitaion because it has a lot of tall reed plants, Typha and Phragmites grasses, Panicum and Cladium sedges, Cypress and Carex trees, Nymphea and Nelumbo floating aquatic plants. There are a lot of common invertebrates in this detrital ecosystem are true flies including midges, mosquitoes, and crane flies. Nematodes and enchytraceids are important decomposers in the system. Dominant mammal species include herbivores such as muskrats, shrews and mice. Waterfowl are distributed throughout the ecosystem along an elevation gradient, according to water adaptations. Abundant species include ducks, geese, swans, songbirds, swallows and black ducks. Although the shallow marshes do not support many fish, deeper marshes are home to many species, including northern pike and carp. This shows that it supports a lot of very interesting flora and furan. This may be the end for my journey but I think there are still some with journeys to complete.

Great Grasslands

Hi guys I just got to the huge savanna in Africa and it is hot but it is also very cold at night. The savanna has a hot and dry season. Savanna is grassland with scattered individual trees. Savannas of one sort or another cover almost half the surface of Africa and here is a picture of were I am. Because the savanna supports such a large number of species competing for living space, usually only one or a few kinds of grass are more successful than the others in a particular area. The are alot of fires in Savannas and they are most common in January the tip of the dry season. But funnyly enough it is vital for the biodiversity. In October, a series of violent thunderstorms, followed by a strong drying wind, signals the beginning of the dry season. Some of the larger grass can grow an inch or more in 24 hours. Different savannas support different grasses due to disparities in rainfall and soil conditions. The one I'm in is close to the coast and there are a lot of different life, plant and animal.

Next is my final

Wetlands

Now I am in the Andes a great mountain ridge that runs through the east side of South America. The land and natives to it are quite interesting like the fact that Incan tribes used to live here. I also found out that the climate in the Andes varies greatly depending on location, altitude, and proximity to the sea. The southern section is rainy and cool, the central Andes are dry. The northern Andes are typically rainy and warm. I am in the north part of them. The Andes range has many active volcanoes, including Cotopaxi, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. What was particularly interesting was the fact that ancient peoples of the Andes such as the Incas have practiced irrigation techniques for over 6,000 years. And Because of the mountain slopes, terracing has been a common practice. Terracing, however, was only extensively employed after Incan imperial expansions to fuel their expanding realm.

Great Greenland

Yesterday I flew in from D.C. because on my flight from the Amazon the plane needed fuel. Shortly after would I started taking photo’s and collecting information, so far I have concluded that there are a lot of species of whales in and around Greenland. And At times it can be very dark and at other times very bright, for example in Qaanaaq, the sun doesn't rise for a whole three months. Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Also there are not a lot of locals and I think tourism must be there biggest industry. I did one of the local activities, hiking. It was one of the short hikes and but I still saw some of the great and wondrous things in Greenland. Like the ice caps and other magnificent sites, I also took this picture.
Next Mountains.

The Amazing Amazon

I just got to Manaus last night and have been studying this combination of two environments(Rainforest and River) since. So far I have discovered some of the amazing and interesting facts about the amazon, here are some. It is longer than the east to west coast of Australia, because it floods the land around it is supremely fertile and therefore is luscious in plant life. Underneath the huge forest is a massive amount of fauna and also inside the river, but you have to watch out for the large predators. All in all it is a wonderful place with substantial geographical value.

It's Tundra time

Now I am traveling to a tundra environment. This tundra climate is quite cold, and I can't really understand what most of the people say. There was a museum that had a lot of infomation about Nadym I i've listed it below.
Nadym is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, situated on the Nadym River. It is the administrative center of Nadymsky District. It has a Population 45,943, but it had seven thousand more people 13 years ago.
The origin of the name is unknown. One of the most likely versions is that it derives from the Nenets word nyaidem, which translates into English as "mossy place".
The main enterprise of the town is Nadymgazprom, which makes 40% of the total output of gas production in Russia, so it is a known town. There are also several large building companies.
In the school of Nadym is a museum of Tanya Savicheva. Nadym is the nearest town to the point of greatest eclipse for the solar eclipse of August 1, 2008.

Jolly Joy it's Jamaica

You saw that last time I was at Death Valley, Nevada. After the valley I walked and swam to Jamaica and at Jamaica I had a look at some of the coral and coasts there. The main one I looked at was Perdo Bank. Originally known as La Vibora (the Viper), Pedro Bank was once a busy and treacherous shipping passage used by seafaring Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The shallow reefs, rocks and shoals laid out in the shape of a gigantic serpent led Spanish mariners to give the area its fiendish name. Archaeologists estimate there are over 300 shipwrecks on the Bank, each of which fell victim in one way or another to La Vibora. Today the Bank is known for its economic and cultural importance.

Here is a picture I took while I was in a hellicoppter.

The Deadly Death valley

Death Valley is a huge derest land and is the hottest, dryest and lowest part of U.S.A. It also is home to a native american tribe, the Timbisha tribe.

The depth and shape of Death Valley influence its summer temperatures. The valley is a long, narrow basin 85.5 m (282 feet) below sea level, yet is walled by high, steep mountain ranges. The clear, dry air and sparse plant cover allow sunlight to heat the desert surface. Heat radiates back from the rocks and soil, then becomes trapped in the valley's depths.

My adventure

Hello follows
During the next two weeks I am going to explore the environments of the world. Here is a list of the environments
coasts
coral reefs
desert
grasslands
mountains
polar lands
rainforests
rivers
tundra
wetlands