Quadrant survey

Food chain + web

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The Quadrant survey found many different plants see the next slides for details.

In the beech forest there is a huge number of species of fungi some native species include

The sky blue mushroom this fungi is featured on the front of the 50 dollar note. It is native to the New Zealand bush and can only be found here.

this fungi is a type of parasitism on the beech tree it forms round balls on the branches, this growth is like a cancer for the trees, the balls are often eaten by the birds of the forest.

There are many different species of mosses, they cover everything on the ground and when a tree falls they quickly engulf it. I found many types but could not identify them. the next slide to see pictures

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Introduced animals are far more fierce than our native ones, eating kiwis and other native animals habitats as a result they are harming the biodiversity of New Zealand.

Trapping is one of the most effective ways to eradicate pests from the forests, other techniques include poisoning with the 1080

The most extreme abiotic factor is the rain, Here it is not measured in millilitres but meters. The drenched climate is perfect for many plants and some animals. another biotic factor is

The wind can funnel up these glacier made U shaped valleys and over passes sometimes only tussocks can grow here.

There are many biotic factors in the park the one that is more noticeable than others is the moss there are hundreds of different species but there is more than just moss

In the beech forest that I am studying here the main species of tree are mountain beech and silver beech they like living in almost all areas of fiordland.

Other trees in Fiordland include the lance-wood, Rimu, Totara, the \ cabbage tree, and the Ponga, the list goes on and on.

We found many types of insects among them is the chafer beetle, hoppers, and the dreaded sand-fly see the next slides for details

This beetle makes its home in the beech tree and as many as 2484 adults can be found in one tree, the larvae eat away at trees roots little else is known about the larvae and pupae.

Hoppers are an important part of the forest ecosystem they eat the leaves and aid in to process of turning them back into soil.

Sand-flies are the dreaded the beasts of New Zealand, they live wherever there is flowing water and bush. Only the female bites for the blood is needed to produce eggs, their victims are vertebrates such as birds, bats, and most importantly us humans

People come to New Zealand to see the amazing bird life and flora

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