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Different Ecosystems

The document describes various ecosystems, including mangrove forests, the Arctic Ocean, and rice paddies. Mangrove forests support diverse marine life, while the Arctic Ocean is characterized by its cold climate and polar predators. Rice paddies, a human-made ecosystem, provide habitat for various species and are enhanced by agricultural practices.

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Different Ecosystems

The document describes various ecosystems, including mangrove forests, the Arctic Ocean, and rice paddies. Mangrove forests support diverse marine life, while the Arctic Ocean is characterized by its cold climate and polar predators. Rice paddies, a human-made ecosystem, provide habitat for various species and are enhanced by agricultural practices.

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20/12/24 Different Ecosystems

• Desert ecosystems like the one in the Sonoran desert are just
one of many different kinds of ecosystems:
(a) Mangrove Forests:

• Mangroves are trees that can grow with their roots in sea
water. They form forests on the coasts of tropical countries.
• Young fish live among the mangroves, safe from larger fish
that might eat them. Mud skippers climb out into the mud
when the tide is out to feed on whatever they can find.
• Mangrove leaves fall into the mud and are decomposed by
bacteria. Prawns and crabs eat those partly decomposed
leaves.
• Crab-eating macaques (type of monkey), climb through the
trees and pick crabs on the tree roots and mud.

(b) Artic Ocean:

• During winter, it gets so cold in the Artic that some of the sea
water freezes.
• Seals hunt for fish in the water, but have to come up for air.

• Polar bears patrol the ice, looking for seals to eat. They are
good swimmers, and can move from one ice floe to another.
Artic foxes also look for food on the ice.
• Enough light passes through the ice to allow algae to
grow on the underside of ice floes.
• Tiny shrimp-like animals eat the algae. Fish eat the shrimps.

(c) Rice paddies:

• Not all ecosystems are natural like the above. Rice paddies
are farmed by people.

• At certain times of the year, rice paddies are flooded with


water. Algae grow in this shallow water and on the mud at
the sides of the flooded areas.
• Fish swim into the flooded paddies from irrigation canals.
Frogs and dragonflies also breed in the water. Many birds
feed in and around the paddy fields.
• Because the water is shallow, it heats up quickly in the
morning and cools up quickly in the night.

• Farmers often add fertilisers to the paddy fields. This makes


the rice and also the algae grow faster, which provides more
food for the animals.

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