Tussocks and Floating Islands
Ever heard of Tussocks, Sudds, Floatons or Floating Islands? Well, if you haven’t, it is a big d mass of mud, peat, and aquatic floras. Organic rubble and flora roots are also in the make up of these islands. Actually, the sizes of these drifting islands can be a few feet to 100's of acres. The naturally occurring occurrence can be found the globe over. It is more often found in lakes and marshlands.
Tussocks in the main are made from cattails, bulrush, sedge, and reeds running from a shoreline of some sort of wetland area. Overhanging vegetation will build up around the shoreline. This may happen as a result of low water levels; water plant tips may try to reach the water, which results in hanging and finally separation. Marine organisms flourish under the floating mats. Finally harsh weather or storms cause the overhanging portion to separate from the shoreline. The mountain begins to migrate and eventually clings onto another landform. The wind helps it to migrate, but sometimes the harsh weather totally destroys it and mix it with the water. Trees up to 50 feet tall and 8-12 inches in diameter have been known to grow on Tussocks.
Tussocks are a symbolic representation of the maturing procedure of bodies of water. People say it has been a part of Florida’s shallow lakes. Their number and enormity was altered by droughts, fire, and floods. Floods are the most common mode of transportation for Tussocks. Downstream marshes and uplands are places the floods have transported many Tussocks.
Today, water levels are held by man made structurers such as wires, levees and dams. This regulating prevents Tussocks from forming because of the flux in water levels. Most people, nowadays, don’t cherish the influx of drifting islands. In addition to carrying itself, the islands frequently act as a fashion of transportation for creatures. Many times reptilians and amphibians hitch a ride on a Tussock. I personally don’t think someone would enjoy the arrival of a large deadly gator beside their home. The tussocks don’t always bring red alerted organisms, but it also might bring good plants and herbs along with it.
Tussocks are also responsible for another large problem. A drifting island might block an approach to an significant place such as a active port. This even can cause a lot of undue stress for companys close or far away from the ports. It is not uncommon for boats to be stopped or damaged by Tussocks. It might also block the routes of irrigation systems. Governments have spent millions trying to stop floating island from interrupting the everyday flow of transport traffic. Weed killing is been used in an effort to control these structures. Pricey ways like shredders and barge mounted track hoes have been used to gain control.