forest ecosystems

An ecosystem is a self sustaining structural and functional unit of the biosphere. The ecosystem may be large or small. In the biosphere several ecosystems exist. Usually there is exchange of material and energy between adjoining ecosystems. Ecosystems..

Components of the Ecosystem - The environment in which the man and other organisms live is called the biosphere. The biosphere is made up of different regions that have different types of flora (plants) and fauna (animals). The types of organisms in an area are determined by various facto..

An ecosystem may be natural (like forest, lake, ocean etc) or man-made (such as an aquarium, a crop field etc), temporary (like a rainfed pond) or permanent (like a lake, forest, etc), aquatic (such as pond, ocean etc) or terrestrial (like grassland, forest, ..

Major Ecosystems (Biomes) - Biome is a large, regional or sub continental biosystem characterized by a major vegetation type or other distinct landscape characters such as tropical deciduous forest, tundra biome, etc. "The major terrestrial ecosystems (largest ecologic..

Biome is a large, regional or sub continental biosystem characterized by a major vegetation type or other distinct landscape characters such as tropical deciduous forest, tundra biome, et..

Summary - The biotic and abiotic components form an interacting system called 'ecosystem'. Producers, consumers and decomposers are the various trophic levels, which are linked by their food relationship forming a 'food chain'. Several food chains are interrelated and interconnected to fo..

Forests and Wild Life - The biotic component of our environment on land, i.e. plants and animals (leaving aside the oceans and other water bodies) are overwhelmingly found in forests. Forests form a buffer for the earth to protect life forms; in fact that's where all o..

The environment in which the man and other organisms live is called the biosphere. The biosphere is made up of different regions that have different types of flora (plants) and fauna (animals). The types of organisms in an area are determined by various factors such as the climate, temperature, ra..

A quick count of industries based on forest produce reveals timber, paper, resin and gum, lac, natural oils, minor foods products, medicines, sports equipment. Industries consider the forest as merely a source of raw material for their factories. They neither are interested in..

.g., tigers normally do not eat fish or crabs, but Sunderbans they are forced to feed on them in the absence of their natural pre..