The living world: Ecosystems - Epping Forest Ecosystem And Food Chains And Webs Flashcards

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Food chain

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A food chain shows the connections between different organisms (plants and animals) they rely on one another as their source of food.

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Food web

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A food web is a complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food.

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Epping forest location

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Located east of London.

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Epping forest ponds and bogs

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Bogs and ponds have unique species, including 20 kinds of dragonfly.

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Epping forest trees

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It has a large number of native tree species, including oak, elm, ash and beech. • Most of the trees are deciduous, meaning that they lose their leaves in winter.

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Epping forest shrub layer

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Shrub layer of holly and hazel at five metres, a great diversity of producer species.

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Epping forest management

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Epping Forest has been managed in a variety of different ways.

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Epping forest nutrients

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The nutrient cycle in Epping Forest shows that the biomass store is large because of the great height of the trees and the dense undergrowth. The soils store is large too because there is always plenty of humus.
The forest loses a lot of nutrients each year, via leaching.

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