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What Powers the Everglades - FIU Study Tracks How Algae and Plant Matter Fuel the Food Web
July 09, 2026
MIAMI, Florida, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news:

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What powers the Everglades? FIU study tracks how algae and plant matter fuel the food web

By Michelle Marie Arean

Scientists thought dead plant material were primarily powering the Everglades. Algae says not so fast.

Scientists have long known that both algae and decaying plan . . .

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