Category: Forest Ecosystems

If you live in a city or a suburb, you are probably a part of an urban forest. That’s because urban forests are any area with trees that is densely populated by humans. Urban forests have a very interesting ecology because they don’t just encompass trees and plants, but also humans and human-made structures. But […]

Of the three types of living organisms in a forest ecosystem…  Producers Composers  Decomposers …decomposers are some of the most overlooked, but most important. Decomposers are any organism that ingests dead organic matter and releases nutrients into the soil.  Let’s talk a bit more about decomposers and give some real-world examples. What are Decomposers and […]

Living organisms in a forest fall into three different categories, the forest relies on the services that each of these groups provides. Producers Consumers Decomposers Consumers in a forest ecosystem are also called heterotrophs because they cannot produce their own “food” as producers do. Instead, they rely on producers and other consumers as a food […]

The biotic part of forest ecosystems is made up of three groups of organisms based on their role in the ecosystem: Producers Consumers Decomposers This article will focus specifically on producers, here is the gist of what we’ll discuss: Producers are organisms that rely on the sun for the production of energy and do not […]

A food chain is a model that shows the relationships between all organisms in a forest ecosystem based on how they exchange energy with one another. Models are pictorial or metaphorical representations of very complex systems that make those systems easier to understand and visualize Food chains are an important model because it would be […]

The parts of a forest ecosystem can be divided into two categories: Biotic: Any living thing in a forest ecosystem including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi Abiotic: Any non-living thing in a forest ecosystem including air, water, rocks and minerals, and climate These two groups interact with each other to maintain the health of the […]

A forest ecosystem is all of the living and nonliving things in a given forested area. It has many components that can be grouped in many different ways. In this article, we will cover the different elements that make up a forest ecosystem, as well as their roles, and how they help the ecosystem to […]

Forest ecosystems are all around us, they’re responsible for producing the world’s oxygen and contain many of the living species in the world, but how do they do it? What structures do they have that allow them to provide resources and homes to so many living things? First, let’s discuss the definition of an ecosystem […]