1. Ecosystem By: Chansu Lee Guess who I a m…!!! I am a spotted salam ander!

2. My top biotic factor is…. Name: Spotted salamander Scientific name: Ambystoma maculatum Higher classification: Mole Salamander Rank: Species Symbol of: South Carolina This leaf is a biotic factor

3. Population Spotted salamander- 100,000 White spruce- 113,135 Bunch beery- 356,175 Gray wolf- About 1,475 Great gray owl- About 862

4. Organism (forest) Biotic factor Spotted salamander White spruce Bunchberry Gray wolf Great gray owl Beech tree Abiotic factor soil moisture, soil pH soil temperature log decomposition level Rain

5. Community

6. Michigan Ecosystems – Forests Tertiary consume rs Secondary costum ers Primary costumers producers

9. Fun facts! There are possibly over 30 million species of insects dwelling in the canopies of tro pical forests.There are possibly over 30 million species of insects dwelling in the canopies of tro pical forests. Greater than a quarter of our rainforest is in BrazilGreater than a quarter of our rainforest is in Brazil Grasslands cover one-fifth of the land on Earth. Grasslands cover one-fifth of the land on Earth. Penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere and never in the Northern Hemisph erePenguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere and never in the Northern Hemisph ere Rainforests higher than 3,000 feet above sea level are called cloud forests.Rainforests higher than 3,000 feet above sea level are called cloud forests. Deserts are developing and taking over the land. In Mali the desert has taken about 20 miles in just 20 years.Deserts are developing and taking over the land. In Mali the desert has taken about 20 miles in just 20 years.