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Rocks provide shelter for the bobcats to rest on.
Dead leaves and grasses make up the
bobcat birth den in a protected area.
Animalia
Cordata
Lynx
rufus
A N I M P O R T A N T P O P U L A T I O N
Location
Animalia
Cordata
Lynx
* Characterized by warm summers and cold winters
* Summer temperature averages 19.7° C
* Winter average temperature is 1° C
* It rarely snows, most precipitation falls as rain
* Peak growing season is about six months long, slowing in the fall due to cold winters
* Temperature is at it's highest during July and August and at its lowest during January and Febuary
rufus
*A rain shadow affects the amount of rain received on the east and west sides of the forest. Storms come from the west and drop two thirds of their moisture as they pass over the Allegheny Mountains. Because of this, the east side rarely gets much rain.
* Average yearly precipitation on the west side of the forest is 150 cm
* Average yearlyprecipitation on the east side of the forest is 75 cm
Bobcats, a terciary consumer in this ecosystem, eat:
Sometimes:
Coyotes
Wolves
Mountain Lions
Bobcats are only eaten by three animals:
As land-use policies change, houses are built in bobcat habitats. Interactions between bobcats and humans often result in the removal of the bobcat from the area.
Location
* Plants grow according to the ammount of precipitation in the area: plants that need alot of water grow on the west side of the forest and plants that don't require as much grow on the east side of the forest
* Soil in the Monongahela Forest is deed and rich, so plants thrive
* Peak growing season is about 6 months long because the temperature is too cold during the other months
Humans add earthworms to their gardens to improve the quality of the soil. We also use them for fishbait.
* The soil and substrate in Monongahela is a deep layer of organic material
* It is composed of dead leaves and and wood after they decompose
A N I M P O R T A N T P R I M A R Y C O N S U M E R
* Earthworms live in the upper layers of soil
*The hotter the temperature gets, the farther they tunnel into the ground
*ideal temperature is about 13°C
* They prefer light, loamy soils to those high in clay and sand
Lumbricus
sp.
The Monongahela National Forest is located in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. This national forest covers over 364,000 hectares (909,000 acres) in the eastern part of the state, spreading across ten counties, and is the fourth largest national forest in the northeastern United States.
Earthworms eat decaying organic materials (detritus).
In the top layers of soil of the Monongahela National Forest, but it can tunnel up to 2m if conditions are to hot or dry.
After decomposing (digesting) the detritus, it returns the nutrients to the soil.
The landscape is very rugged with great views of the mountains, exposed rocks, spring floral displays, and the fall leaves of the deciduous forest.
*Birds
*Frogs
*Salamanders
*Lizards
*Shrews
*Minks
*Raccoons
*Turtles
*The earthworm's body is divided into ringlike sections
*The worm tapers at both ends
*The tail is blunter than the head.
Soil and detritus provide both a home and a sorce of food. After it eats it, the eathworm returns the nutrients back to the soil.
A N I M P O R T A N T S E C O N D A R Y C O N S U M E R
Flying squirrels build nests or take over woodpecker holes high in trees. The nest may be lined with moss and plant fibers. During extreme cold weather, they stay inside and become torpid.
Throughout the eastern United States, except the tip of Florida, east of Minnesota, eastern Kansas and Texas.
Clear-cut logging has greatly reduced the habitat for flying squirrel.
Classification:
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A N I M P O R T A N T P R O D U C E R
The white flowers of the black cherry bloom in late spring, and its fruit (actual black cherries) ripen in the summertime.
It is eaten by:
Prunus
serotina
Monongahela National Forest Food Web
*Log in smaller areas at a time over a longer period of time.
* Replant trees after logging
* Leave a few downed trees in the area to provide habitats and homes for the animals.
Terciary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Logging is a major issue that is affecting the whole Monongahela National Forest. Before logging, forests ony had gaps and thinning when trees fell naturally due to age, disease, or animal action like beaver gnawing. Tipped-up roots, dead snags, and downed trees created habitat for birds and other animals. Now trees are cut down in larger areas, which means they are taken away (instead of falling down and providing homes for animals). Logging is also diminishing habitats for all the animals and forcing to live in smaller and smaller areas, reducing resorces and causeing the deaths of more organisms.
(and decomposer)
Primary Consumers
Producers
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