Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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CHAPTER
Level 2
Ecology and garden wildlife
Figure 3.1
Beetles feeding on petals and pollen of
Sedum
fl owers. Often overlooked, these and other
invertebrates are valuable pollinators as well as providing a food source for other organisms in the
garden food web
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Ecology and gardens
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Communities, ecosystems and biomes
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Food chains and webs
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Biomass and energy flow
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Succession
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Interactions between organisms
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Competition
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Gardening for wildlife
