This bird makes its home in the wetland due to the easy access to nesting and food. Back in the early 1900 this bird was almost pushed into extinction, but a restriction put on them has brought them away from the dead. The Great Egret feeds on fish in the grasslands. .
The Eastern Diamondback is one of North Americas biggest and deadliest rattle snakes. Although it lives mainly on dry land now they use to live in the everglades. Perched up on logs waiting for its next meal. Due to water diversion and draining only half of its population still remains. .
Coahuilan Box Turtles live in Mexico's grasslands. They spend 90% of their time in the water. These turtles are known to sit in the water so long that algae will begin to grow on their shells. The Coahuilan Box Turtle is among the list of the 25 top most endangered turtle. The vegetation found in the area is primarily Chara spp, Eleocharis rostellata, and Scirpus olneyi.
Cattails are one of the most common and easily identified of our water-loving plants. Most people are familiar with the long green leaves and hot-dog shaped brown flower spikes of our common native cattail, Typha latifolia. It is found growing in dense stands in areas with shallow water or seasonal flooding, or as a narrow band along the margins of deeper water. It is a widespread plant, found throughout most of North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
American waterweed (Elodea canadensis) is what many people commonly think of as "that aquarium plant" these plants are known to live completely underwater, except for the white flower that blooms at the surface.
Marine regions cover about three-fourths of the Earth's surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries. Marine algae supply much of the world's oxygen supply and take in a huge amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The evaporation of the seawater provides rainwater for the land.
The ocean is the largest piece aquatic biome on earth.
