Relationships in ecosystem in North Vancouver by Christina Hall

Cates Park Rd, North Vancouver, BC V7G, Canada

212356s — 2024-11-13 20:20:26 UTC

Cates Park or Whey-ah-wichen which means ‘face in the wind’ has many terrific examples of mutualism. The example I chose is hermit crabs and sea amomies. Both animals mutually benefit from the relationship. The sea anemone eats scraps of food that the hermit carb releases as it eats and the hermit carb is protected by its predators, like the octopus by the sea anemones pain sting from its tentacles.

Old Buck Trail Head, Anne Macdonald Way, North Vancouver, BC

212356s — 2024-11-13 20:27:08 UTC

Old buck trail lies on the traditonal unseated territory of the Coast Salish and Tsleil-Waututh nation. On this beautiful hiking trail we can find many examples of all types of relationships in ecosystems. Old buck has an excellent example of competition within ecosystems. Often woodpeckers and squirrels will compete for food and spaces in trees for nesting. This for me was a very interesting example as i have never heard of this relationship.

Indian Arm, Metro Vancouver, BC

212356s — 2024-11-13 20:30:43 UTC

Say Nuth Khaw Yum also known as Indian Arm is home to a diverse amount of species living in our beautiful waters. The Indian Arm has multiple examples of predator and prey relationship. My favourite example is salmon and what they eat. Salmon are predators too multiple different animals. Adult salmon eat herring, krill and even squid. But salmon thrive on eating krill. Krill are best known as a good source of omega-3, but krill meal also contains the amino acids that fish need to build muscle and other tissues, as well as vitamins and minerals that supports cell function and protect tissue from damage, making them a perfect yummy snack for our salmon.

Seymour Lake, Greater Vancouver A, BC

212356s — 2024-11-13 20:31:20 UTC

Around Seymour lake is the perfect place for our tree frog friends to live. They thrive in wetlands near streams, lakes, and other bodies of water. Tree frogs have a perfect example of commensalism. Tree frogs use trees and plants as protection. The tree frog does not harm or help the tree or plant in which it is hiding, however the tree provides protection and a place to hide from predators.

Mount Seymour, North Vancouver, BC

212356s — 2024-11-13 20:33:23 UTC

An example of parasitism of in our local forests is mistletoe stunting our trees growth. local dwarf mistletoe is destructive, explosive parasite that races through the woods and sucks the life from trees at a alarming pace. Managed properly, dwarf mistletoe is a normal, even healthy part of B.C.'s forest ecosystem, but improper management and natural disasters can clear the way for infestations that stunt trees.