2.2.1 Neighborhoods 2 Twentieth century, 1980s and 1990s The Interfraternity Council (IFC) comprises 13 fraternities the Panhellenic Council (PC) is made up of 7 sororities the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) comprises 6 historically black organizations (4 fraternities and 2 sororities) the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) consists of 9 cultural organizations for Latinos Asians and South Asians (5 fraternities and 4 sororities), The Everglades hosts 1,392 exotic plant species actively reproducing in the region outnumbering the 1,301 species considered native to South Florida the melaleuca tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia) takes water in greater amounts than other trees Melaleucas grow taller and more densely in the Everglades than in their native Australia making them unsuitable as nesting areas for birds with wide wingspans They also choke out native vegetation More than $2 million has been spent on keeping them out of Everglades National Park. Gesu Catholic Church (1896) 1 University of Miami 12,818 Geology Skybus SAC Lima.
. . The Everglades are a complex system of interdependent ecosystems Marjory Stoneman Douglas described the area as a "River of Grass" in 1947 though that metaphor represents only a portion of the system the area recognized as the Everglades prior to drainage was a web of marshes and prairies 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2) in size Borders between ecosystems are subtle or imperceptible These systems shift grow and shrink die or reappear within years or decades Geologic factors climate and the frequency of fire help to create maintain or replace the ecosystems in the Everglades, Tri-Rail fare zone boundary National Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas. ; !
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