Autotrophs: Blue Oak, King Protea, Torrey Pine Tree, Fairy Duster, Sagebrush (All Producers)
Heterotrophs: Bezoar Goat (Primary), Puma (Quaternary), Red Kangaroo (Primary), Echidna (Secondary), Wallaby (Primary)
Decomposers: Black Porteguese Millipede, Shining Fungus Beetle, Inchman Bull Ant , Dung Beetle, Earthworm (All Decomposers)
Heterotrophs: Bezoar Goat (Primary), Puma (Quaternary), Red Kangaroo (Primary), Echidna (Secondary), Wallaby (Primary)
Decomposers: Black Porteguese Millipede, Shining Fungus Beetle, Inchman Bull Ant , Dung Beetle, Earthworm (All Decomposers)
Keystone species:
Tasmanian Devil (Tertiary) Without the Tasmanian Devil the ecosystem will lose its strentht. They are the controllers of prey. Australian Sea Lion (Secondary) "Feeding most small marine animals from molluscs to crustaceans, cephalopods to fish, the sea lion controls the population of many animals in its ecosystem, making it another keystone species."(http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2014/09/gallery-australias-keystone-endangered-species/australian-sea-lion). Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Quaternary) "Eating almost any small marsupials or mammals, most snake, lizards, fish and cats, the eagle is another top-order predator that keeps the balance of the ecosystem in check." (http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2014/09/gallery-australias-keystone-endangered-species/tasmanian-wedge-tailed-eagle). Threatened or Endangered: Plants: Trailing Hop-bush Red Mallee Yarwun Whitewood Grampians Globe-pea (All Producers) Animals: Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby (Primary) Malleefowl (Secondary) Southern Brown Bandicoot (Secondary) Tasmanian Devil (Tertiary) |