Chaparral

Within a Biome or Life Zone describe: 1. A geographic location where the biome or aquatic life zone can be found 2. Describe the general abiotic conditions of the biological community that exists in the biome or aquatic life zone. 3. Give specific examples of: a. Native species b. Non-native or invasive species- what impact does it have on the area c. Indicator species- desccribe how it behaves as an indicator d. Keystone and/or Foundation species- explain importance e. Interspecies competition avoidance – describe how resources are shared without direct competition f. Give an example of a predator-prey relationship- give details on the relationship g. Symbolic relationship (parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism)- give details on the relationship 4. Current event article (within the past five years) that describes the health and current state of a specific location related to biome/ aquatic life zone- write a brief description of the main focus of the article and include URL to it. 5. __Must have__ website citations 5. Objects may be cut and paste but __all__ text must be restated in __brief__ note form