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Describe in detail the mammals in an ecosystem o, analyzing relationships between primary producers, primary producers, secondary and tertiary consumers, etc

Model ecosystems should be based on a particular location (for example, Texas blackland prairie, Gobi desert, the marine ecosystem found in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, etc.) and examine in detail the structure of that particular system. That means including information about soil type, temperature patterns, precipitation patterns, seasonality, etc. (abiotic factors) as well as describing the main types of vegetation (primary productivity), what eats that vegetation (primary consumers), and what eats those herbivores (secondary, tertiary, etc. consumers). Also include a mention of common detritivores/decomposers in that particular ecosystem. The description of the biotic elements of the ecosystem should include the major groups of mammals found at each trophic level, but should also include other organisms (common primary producers, insect primary consumers, amphibian/reptile/avian secondary/tertiary consumers, etc.). If an ecosystem has dozens of rodent species, for example, mention the approximate number of species, but then talk about two or three of those species in greater detail. If there are 14 members of the Order Carnivora found within the ecosystem, mention that, then talk about which of those species are omnivores vs. strict carnivores, etc. The relationships between individuals at the same trophic level should also be analyzed-for example, how do two closely related mouse species in the Texas blackland prairie ecosystem (Peromyscus maniculatus and Peromyscus leucopus) avoid interspecific competition?