ILL GIVE BRAINLIEST!! HELP PLEASE! Identify one species that is native to your geographical region in the United States. Speculate on how that species might be affected if they were to live in a warmer and wetter climate and then cooler and dryer climate.

I live in the central region of the state of Florida in the Southeastern United States. The climate here is humid subtropical, with a defined rainy season from May through October. This season also sees afternoon thunderstorms that drop heavy but brief summer rainfall.

Florida is home to the largest population of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Alligators are usually found in freshwater. They can only tolerate salt water for brief periods, because they do not possess salt glands to process the salt.

Because of strict conservation measures, the alligator (Florida’s official state reptile) has recovered from its former endangered species status. It remains under threat for habitat destruction because of the construction of water-management systems and increased levels of mercury and dioxins in the water supply. In a warmer and wetter climate, the alligator would be expected to thrive unless habitat destruction continued in that climate. In a cooler and dryer climate, the alligator would suffer from lower temperatures and loss of freshwater habitat.

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