TREETOPS LEAVES DEAD ANIMALS INSECT FRASS
LEAVES DEAD ANIMALS INSECT FRASS
FOREST FLOOR (Nutrients (Animal bodies (Frass dissolves
leach from fall to forest in rain)
? (Bacteria, fungi ) ? ? (and other microbes) ?
? ? ? ?
(Fauna) microbivores, Decomposing
insects, amphibians, ? litter
birds, mammals
Leaves are producers (autotrophs) - biotic
Animals, fungi and some bacteria are consumers - biotic
Microscopic bacteria and fungi are decomposers - biotic
Energy Flow Through Green Food Web:
Sun ? Producers ? Herbivores (mainly ? Predators
(Plants) insects, (insects,
some birds, spiders,
mammals) reptiles, mammals)
Herbivores ) ? Decomposers ? Microbivores ? Predators
(insects, ) (Bacteria, fungi) Mainly insects) (insects,
mammals) ) birds,
) spiders
Predators ) reptiles, (insects, mammals) reptiles,
birds, spiders,
An energy pyramid indicates the total mass of energy present in each trophic level (Trophic, 2005). It also shows the loss of energy from one trophic level to the next. An energy pyramid shows
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