Forest Floor

We predict that removing the forest floor’s

plants and shrubs would have a big impact on

the native bush. Also insect homes and shade

would disappear and there won’t be as much

oxygen created. Trees can’t grow because they

start from the ground as seedlings. Insects

don’t have a place to live under rocks bark and

leaves. Birds can’t eat because they eat

insects from the ground and may die.

Why can’t trees grow?

Trees can’t grow because they start from the ground as seedlings.

How would we get our oxygen?

We won’t even exist if we cut down all the trees NO TREES NO HUMANS

Where would the birds and insects live if we remove the forest floor?

The birds would fly to a higher layer if we remove the forest floor.

Forest floor

There are 5 layers of the native bush. Each layer contains plants and trees that are native to New Zealand. The forest floor is the first layer of the native bush. The next layer is the undergrowth layer. And the next layer is the sub canopy then it’s the canopy layer. The last layer and the tallest layer is the Emergent Layer.

• The consequences of removing the forest floor will be a massive impact on all native bush. Almost everything in the forest including animals depend on the forest floor.

• Insects don’t have a place to live under rocks, bark and leaves.

• Birds don’t have nests to live in.

• Birds can’t eat because they eat insects from the ground and may die.

We predicted that the forest floor would be a big impact to the native bush and we were correct. Insect homes and oxygen because trees start from the ground as seedlings and then get bigger then when the trees are big they provide shade , homes and oxygen.