SC.912.L.17.8 Wildlife in the Florida Everglades has declined over centuries. Which of the following
scenarios best describes why wildlife isn't as expansive as it once was?
O Climate changes divert water from the Everglades, starving animals and introducing
predators that altered dominant food webs.
O Human development has no impact on the Everglades. Rather, natural selection has
caused invasive species to populate the land and forced the population of the
weaker native species to dwindle.
Human development has forced animal populations that were once expansive onto
a small portion of land, limiting genetic diversity and also introducing invasive
species that prey on the natural inhabitants.
Human development and climate change has created an environment where the
water flowing into the Everglades restricts the growth of animal populations
regardless of whether or not the animals are invasive.