core case study-
why should we care about the america alligator?
大沼澤國家公園 、地圖
1950年代開始大量捕殺為了肉exotic meat與皮supple belley skin, 1960s near extinction.
Alligator plays a number of roles in the ecosystems
niche- subtropical wetland communities
dig depressions or gator hole 可以儲水與食物給許多生物
nesting mounds
keep areas of open water, free of invading vegetation.
eat lagre numbers of gar, a predatory fish
keysotne species(幫助維持社群得結構、功能、永續）
1967列入enangered species list
世界自然保護聯盟瀕危物種紅色名錄
1977重新分類為threatened species
alligator farms
outlived比...活得長
exotic奇特的
supple柔軟的
belly腹部
out of hatred憎惡
Florida Everglades沼澤地
gator=alligator
nest巢;窩 mound土墩;土石堆
heron鷺,蒼鷺
egret白鷺
gar長嘴硬鱗魚
game fish 供垂釣的魚
bass鱸魚
bream太陽魚
shrub矮樹;灌木
keystone species關鍵物種
retriever一種獵犬
rogue兇猛的
filing a request
hide獸皮;皮革
highlight使顯著,使突出
