Metrorail maintenance facility, Of the county's 2.6 million total residents (as of 2013) approximately 52% live in unincorporated areas the majority of which are heavily suburbanized These residents are part of the Unincorporated Municipal Services Area (UMSA) for these residents the County fills the role of both lower- and upper-tier government the County Commission acting as their lower-tier municipal representative body Residents within UMSA pay a UMSA tax equivalent to a city tax which is used to provide County residents with equivalent city services (police fire zoning water and sewer etc.) Residents of incorporated areas do not pay UMSA tax, Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am") the other longtime key carrier at MIA was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1991 but filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter Its remaining international routes from Miami to Europe and Latin America were sold to United Airlines for $135 million as part of Pan Am's emergency liquidation that December United's Latin American hub offered 24 daily departures in the summer of 1992 growing to 36 daily departures to 21 destinations in the summer of 1994 but returned to 24 daily departures in the summer of 1995 and never expanded further United ended flights from Miami to South America and shut down its Miami crew base in May 2004 reallocating most Miami resources to its main hub in O'Hare International Airport in Chicago United ceased all mainline service to Miami in 2005 with the introduction of its low-cost product Ted. Publication of a Spanish-language supplemental insert named El Herald began in 1976 it was renamed El Nuevo Herald in 1987 and in 1998 became an independent publication. 2.2 Miami Campus Several ecosystems are present in the Everglades and boundaries between them are subtle or absent the primary feature of the Everglades is the sawgrass marsh the iconic water and sawgrass combination in the shallow river 100 miles (160 km) long and 60 miles (97 km) wide that spans from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay is often referred to as the "true Everglades" or just "the Glades" Prior to the first drainage attempts in 1905 the sheetflow occupied nearly a third of the lower Florida peninsula Sawgrass thrives in the slowly moving water but may die in unusually deep floods if oxygen is unable to reach its roots It is particularly vulnerable immediately after a fire the hydroperiod for the marsh is at least nine months and can last longer Where sawgrass grows densely few animals or other plants live although alligators choose these locations for nesting Where there is more room periphyton grows Periphyton supports larval insects and amphibians which in turn are consumed as food by birds fish and reptiles it also absorbs calcium from water which adds to the calcitic composition of the marl.
An understanding helps one decide what governmental policies to support, American Airlines Arena home of the Miami Heat of the NBA. Native American: 0.2% [12,487] 9.3 Major expressways With the construction of canals newly reclaimed Everglades land was promoted throughout the United States Land developers sold 20,000 lots in a few months in 1912 Advertisements promised within eight weeks of arrival a farmer could be making a living although for many it took at least two months to clear the land Some tried burning off the sawgrass or other vegetation only to learn that the peat continued to burn Animals and tractors used for plowing got mired in the muck and were useless When the muck dried it turned to a fine black powder and created dust storms Although initially crops sprouted quickly and lushly they just as quickly wilted and died seemingly without reason. ! .
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