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Ecosystems (The Peatlands (How are Peatlands being destroyed? (Cutting…

- - - - An example of a peatland area I see in Nothern Ireland is Peatland park, near Dunganon
  - - - Peatlands form unique habitats for many plants and animals that are rarely found in the environment
      - This gives us evidence of what past environments were like
      - Sometimes bodies are found in bogs
  - - - Snipe
        badger
        beetle
  - - - At Peatland Park, there are wooden walkways to stop people walking over the peat and trampling rare species or compacting the peat. The public are kept off sensitive areas
      - The EHS (NI) manages the park to ensure that all issues are approved by the wardens
      - Information boards educate the public about bog areas
      - They can be given special designation so they are protected by law e.g
      - ASSI Areas of Special Scientific interest
      - ESA Envirormently Sensitive Area
      - No one can cut or drain peat, or plant trees without permission, they can be prosecuted for dumping waste or damaging the peat
- - - - A food chain shows who eats what. The arrows mean eaten by
    - - Often several consumers feed on the same things. For example both caterpillars and aphids ( a type of fly) feed on oak leaves
        
        So food chains link to food webs
        
        A food web is more realistic than a food chain, as often consumers will eat more than one thing
- - - - Living elements- these include plants, animals, humans and bacteria
      - Non living elements- such as sunlight, air, water, rocks and soil
- - - - The soil- how thick and rich the soil is depends partly on the climate. Rock breaks down fastest into soil in a hot damp climate- this effects
        
        The vegetation- it has developed or adapted to suit the climate and soil. Plants grow fastest and thickest in a hot damp sunny climate- this effects
        
        The animals- they have adapted to feed on the plants or each other, and cope with the climate
      - Vegetation, animals, people, climate, soils