MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN

FORESTFOREST

• Biotic factors:

Plants, animals.

• Abiotic factors:

Water , earth , air , temperature.

Trophic networkTrophic network

Food ChainFood Chain

TrophicTrophic levels of alevels of a Mediterranean forest Mediterranean forest

• Producers : madrone, oak, cistus, wild olive oak.

• Primary consumers: rabbit, partridge, deer, country rat.

• Secondary consumers : snake, genet, lizard, marten, booted eagle ...

• Tertiary consumers: short-toed eagle, lynx, imperial eagle ...

• The role of decomposers:

Transform the organic matter into inorganic matter.

• What would happen if the Mediterranean forest is altered by human actions?

Any natural or deliberate change may involve an imbalance of areas of animal and plant species and have implications in the short or long term.