Title: Analyze forest ecosystems.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Understanding Forest Ecology

Analysis should include

- defining forest ecosystem
  - identifying the types of forest ecosystems
  - tropical evergreen rainforest
  - tropical deciduous rainforest
  - temperate deciduous forest
  - Taiga/Boreal
- choosing one specific forest ecosystem and
  - identifying abiotic components (e.g., inorganic and organic components present in the soil, temperature, rainfall, light)
  - categorizing the types of trees and other plant life
  - identifying wildlife and habitat
  - categorizing insects and microorganisms
  - describing its
    - soil (nutrients, erosion)
    - air
    - water
  - describing anthropogenic activity
  - specifying succession
  - identifying invasive species.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of biotic and abiotic elements that influence each other?
- What are examples of nutrient inputs from biotic elements?
- How do soil attributes affect the food chain?
- What is a keystone species? How would the disappearance of a specific species of tree (e.g., white oak) affect the ecosystem?