Ecosystem project

Minhyuk kim

Pyramid of Ecosystem

Ecosystem of Coastal Dunes

Example of coastal dunes in Michigan-Michigan Parabolic Dune(P. J. Hoffmaster State Park) -Michigan Perched Dune(Sleeping Bear Dunes National

Lakeshore)

Biotic factors & Abiotic factors

Biotic factorsAll the living part of an ecosystem(Plants, Animals).Ex) - Dune lilly, Lake huron tansy - beach grass, Marram grass - Ring-billed gull, Eastern box turtle - Piping plover

Abiotic factorsAll of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem.Ex) - Sands - Waters - Climates

Organisms

Definition: Any individual living things.Ex) –Piping plover/ Lives in Michigan in the Eastern upper

peninsula and Northern lower Michigan along the coasts

-Red fox -Grama grass -Pitcher's Thistle

Pitcher’s

Thistle

Population

Definition: A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area. All the same organisms.

Ex) Group of piping plovers living in open sand beaches and rocky shores.

Community

Definition: A group of different populations that live together and interact in an environment. All the biotic factors.

Ex) Piping plovers, Red foxes, Pitcher’s thistles, Milkweeds live in Michigan Perched dune.

Ecosystem

Definition: All the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other. Biotic + Abiotic factors together.

Ex) Michigan perched dune Michigan parabolic dune