Bandicoot Enviromental, and Biome characteristics
The biome most closely associated with my species is not properly defined by any particular website, most list them in a wide range of biomes around the Australia-New Guinea region, Considering this region is one full of environmental diversity I chose to focus on woodlands to help focus this post. The woodlands of Australia are very different to the Woodlands of the U.S, featuring trees spaced around 10-15 meters apart, and teeming with grass and shrubbery. The Seasons of these woodlands is also not like the ones seen in the U.S featuring a rain, and dry season instead of 4 separate season. The woodlands region can get anywhere between 250-800mm of rainfall a year as well (most occurring during the rainy season). 3 Species of trees that live in this region of Australia are Callitris, Melaleuca, and Acacia which have deep roots to help better collect/store water, and large canopy that help the tree in photsensiesi. The trees grow naturally apart from one another which helps limit the competition between them, this helps the populations as a whole survive more consistently (especially in the drier regions). Three animal species located in the Australian woodlands are Wombats, Possums, and Gould's long-Eared bat. These Species have a wide range of differences however they share several characteristics that benefit their survival such as hunting at night (to avoid predators), a ranging diet (to help survive during the harsher seasons), and eyes that help them see at night. One huge environmental problem facing these regions is rapid deforestation (for firewood purposes) that has been slowly (though more noticeably in the recent years) happening since Australia's colonization by The British. One possible solution to this problem is finding alternative means if home heating such as electrical based (which would come with its own problems but it is a strat) heaters that could be powered by some form of clean energy power plants. The Bandicoot is primarily a insect and fruit eating nocturnal animal that in recent years have grown to populate near suburban areas because of the presence of grass eating beetles. Because the Bandicoots eat these pests they are commonly tolerated or even sought after amongst Australians. However this close proximity to humans does endanger them as well because a common predator to the bandicoot these days are dogs and cats. Aside from cats and dogs bandicoots are commonly not hunted except in rare situations where a dingo or owl catches them off guard. BAndicoots will eat fruits, insects and sometimes mice which makes them both primary, and secondary consumers and are eaten by dingos and owls which are tertiary consumers. The Species that bandicoots fight with for food is commonly the wombat which share the same fruit eating characteristics (though not all the same diet characteristics), these two species fill the niche of primary consumes (consumers of plants), and form the bridge between the producers and secondary consumers. However to say the bandicoot is threatened by the wombat population is an overstatement as not many species occupy the exact niche of the bandicoot (considering their huge diet versatility), and the greatest threat to the bandicoot is actually humans. THrough the act of cutting down woodlands, building homes, and roads half of the bandicoot populations have gone extinct (since initial colonization by The British).
✓ Identifies the biome that is most closely associated with your endangered species (pick one).
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✓ Lists at least 3 specific examples of the flaura (plants) and fauna (animals) that are commonly found in this biome, and explain the specific adaptation that allows each of these to survive in this biome.
✓ Identifies at least one major environmental problem that is prominent in this biome AND proposes a solution for this problem.
✓ Describes your endangered species' niche (i.e. how does your organism function in this ecosystem? What does it "do", and how does the ecosystem support it?)
✓ Outlines a typical food chain that includes your endangered species, and correctly identifies the trophic level of each species in the food chain (i.e. secondary consumer, etc.).
✓ Lists at least one other species (besides humans) with which your endangered species competes, and explains the specific niche overlap that leads to this competition.
✓ Includes a works cited section at the end with MLA citations for at least two outside sources.
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