Biotic+Organisms

=__Douglas Fir__= =﻿=

There are many trees throughout Bryce Canyon, but the creme da le creme of the forest is the Douglas Fir.
Many herbivores that find shelter in Bryce Canyon feast upon the Douglas Fir. A Douglas Fir is found all over Bryce Canyon but is easily identified because of it's three-forked bracts. A bract is a specified leaf usually placed near the reproductive structure such as a flower. Douglas Fir's are the creme da le creme of the forest is becuase of how many organisms feed off of it. This tree can grow anywhere from sixty-six to three-hundred-ninety feet tall. Some of these herbivores consist of so if the Douglas Fir's population diminished, it could harm the Dormice's population. If the Dormice's population faltered it would cause it's predator's to starve. Some of the Dormice's predatthe Elk, Mule Deer, Dormouse, plenty of insects, and many more organisms. For example, a Dormouse feeds off of the Douglas Fir, ors are Owls, Weasles, and many others. You can see that if the Douglas Fir's population declined it would drastically affect the ecosystem. Also if the Douglas Fir's population dropped, the Elk would be affected too. Many animals eat elk, such as Wolves, Mountain Lions, and many others. If the Elk's population were to drop, the Wolves, Mountain Lions, and many others population would drop too. Also if the Douglas Fir's population dropped, the Mule Deer would be affected. Many animals eat the Mule Deer such as Coyotes, Cougars, Eagles, and many others. If the Mule Deer's population dropped, it would cause the Coyotes, Cougars, Eagles, and many others population to starve.

=__Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrel__=

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Many carnivores that live in Bryce Canyon eat the Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrel. Also many producers that live in Bryce Canyon are eaten by the Gold-Mantled Squirrel. For the most part, Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrels find their food frouo in the trees. In greek they were called Spermophilus, which stood for "Seed Loving." Like other ground squirrels the Gold-mantled squirrels store food in the mouth, and go into hibernation in the winter. Their territories have a range of 30 meters around their burrow. There are many predators that feast upon the Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrel, such as the Hawks,Weasles, Foxes, Bobcats, Coyotes.======

If the Gold-Mantled Squirrel population were to suddenly fall off the face of the earth, many organisms would be affected. All of their predators such as Hawks, Weasles Foxes, Bobcats, and Bobcats would starve. As I said before the Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrels eat nuts, and that is all they eat. Without Gold-Mantlled Ground Squirrels trees and bushes that contained nuts would begin to overpopulate. You can see that if there was not Gold-Mantled Ground Squirrels it would affect the ecosystem drastically.