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Ecology - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Amount of light
      - Temperature
      - Availability of water
      - The pH of the soil
      - Wind intensity and direction
      - Availability of Carbon Dioxide
      - Availability of Oxygen
      - Availability of nesting sites
    - - Availability of food
      - New pathogens or parasites
      - Predator population
      - New competitors
  - - - Small or waxy leaves can help conserve water
      - Swollen stem to store water
      - Extensive root systems to collect water
      - Thorns, poisonous chemicals or warning colours to put animals off
- - - - Biomass is passed down the food chain by consumers
- - - - High levels of mineral ions such as nitrates stimulate the rapid growth of algae and other water plants
      - Competition for light increases and many plants die because they can't photosynthesise
      - Microorganisms feed on the dead plants so their population increases rapidly
      - Respiration by the microorganisms depletes the oxygen concentration in the water
      - Aerobic organisms die due to lack of oxygen (leading to even more decay by microorganisms). Eventually the water can't sustain living organisms