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JOURNEY OF A SEED FROM A FIELD TO A PLATE

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WE ALL NEED TREES

  • OXYGEN
  • CLEAN WATER
  • PRODUCTS
  • FOOD
  • HABITAT
  • ASTETIC SURROUNDINGS
  • RECREATION
  • A BETTER WELL BEING
  • COOLER ENVIRONMENT

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A forest is a community of trees, shrubs, herbs, and associated plants and organisms that cover a considerable area that use oxygen, water and soil nutrients as the community attains maturity and reproduces itself.

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Forest Ecology is the study of the complex interactions between the LIVING and NONLIVING elements of a forest ecosystem.

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Living (biotic) Components of the Forest Ecosystem

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Producers (all green plants, trees, shrubs along with some

bacteria , also known as an autotrophs)

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Consumers (organisms that eat plants and animals also

known as herbivores and carnivores)

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Decomposers (bacteria, fungi, insects, or other organisms

that break down organic material)

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Nonliving (abiotic) Components of the Forest Ecosystem

Soil

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Water

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Climate

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Sunlight

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Slope of land

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Healthy forests provide quality habitat for wildlife

spotted salamander

spotted turtle

screech owl

flying squirrel

box turtle

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The transfer of energy from sun to producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer to tertiary consumer can be shown in a FOOD CHAIN.

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Energy pyramids show

  • That the amount of available energy decreases down the food chain
  • It takes a large number of producers to support a small number of primary consumers
  • It takes a large number of primary consumers to support a small number of secondary consumers

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Food Webs

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Animals and insects have a huge role in the forest.

  1. decomposers breakdown organic matter
  2. daily activity helps fertilize and aerate the soil
  3. pollinators and seed dispersers
  4. predators control harmful insects and mammals

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FOREST DWELLERS

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CONSERVATION OF FOREST

  • AFFORESTATION

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CELEBRATION� OF VANMAHOTASAVA �

  • WORLD ENVIORNMENT DAY

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  • EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION
  • FLOODS
  • EARTHQUAKE
  • POLLUTION
  • GLOBAL WARMING

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  • EVALUATION
  • NAME THREE TRIBES OF INDIA
  • NAME THREE THINGS MADE OUT OF BAMBOO

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