Isabelle Wong 10/22/12

Ecoscenario Science Project 700

In the picture on
the left shows the chain of canyons and Canyon De Chelly and
Canyon del Muerto connect together.
What is Canyon De Chelly National Monuent!
"he Canyon De Chelly National Monuent is
locate# in the northeastern o$ %ri&ona 'ery close
to the Ne( Me)ico boar#er* %n# the city nearest
is Chinle* "he onuent co'ers +,-+.0 acres an#
it/s about 20 iles tall* Canyon De Chelly is actually
a syste o$ canyons* It is 1art o$ the chain o$
canyons an# Canyon De Chelly an# Canyon #el
Muerto connect together*
What is Canyon De Chelly li2e!
Canyon De Chelly is a #esert so it is really hot*
"he (eather there is e)1ecte# hot in the suer*
"he suer can reach u1 to 30 #egrees
4ahrenheit an# abo'e* In the s1ring an# $all it is
usually (ar an# te1eratures reaching to +0
#egrees 4ahrenheit* Winters can be 'ery col# an#
the (eather reaches ,+ #egrees 4ahrenheit*

What 2in#s o$ organiss li'e there!
"here is also a grass area- (hich has a lot o$
organiss li'ing there* "here are coyotes- $o)es-
ountain lions- blac2 bears- bobcats- raccoons-
ba#gers- (hich are the to1 o$ the $oo# chain an#
the jac2rabbits- s5uirrels- chi1un2s- an# go1hers
are the 1riary an# secon#ary consuers* "he
1ro#ucers there are grass- oli'es- cactus- sage
bush- an# $ruit trees*
What is the ain abiotic $actor that a$$ects
this ecosyste!
"he ain abiotic $actor that a$$ects Canyon
De Chelly is the (eather* "he 1reci1itation a$$ects
ost o$ it because it rain 'ery little an# the 1lants
#on/t get a lot o$ (ater* "here is only 10 inches o$
rain each year* "hen the 1riary consuers ha'e
no 1lants to eat an# then they #ie* "hen it ruins
the (hole $oo# chain*
What is the huan i1act in this ecosyste!
"he huan i1act in this ecosyste is that (e
#on/t (ant huans an# bear to interact* Since
bears rely on the 6ussian oli'es an# 1eo1le also
$ro Chinle also use the oli'es $or $oo#* So the
1eo1le are ta2ing a(ay the oli'es so there (ill be a
less o$ a 1roble* 7ut it just creates a bigger
1roble the bears #on/t ha'e any oli'es to eat*
When they ta2e a(ay the oli'es it ta2es a(ay the
bears* "hen the bears8 1rey increases*


Sage bush 7a#ger

9o1her

4oo# Web
7lac2 7ears Coyote Mountain :ion
4o) 7a#ger ;ac2rabbits
7obcat
S5uirrel 6accoon 9o1her
Chi1un2
Insect

Nuts <li'es Plants =9rass>
Peo1le (ant to ta2e a(ay the oli'es so they
#on/t interact (ith the bears* "his is just
#estroying the bear/s 1o1ulation*
?uaternary
Consuer
"ertiary Consuer
Secon#ary Consuer
Priary Consuer
Pro#ucer
%biotic 4actor
"e1erature
Weather@ Preci1itation
"he 1o1ulation that is a$$ect by the abiotic
$actor is all the anials* "here is only 10 inches o$
rain an# the 1lants an# 1ro#ucer there #on/t get a
lot o$ (ater* "hen the 1riary consuers #on/t
ha'e enough 1lants to eat so their 1o1ulation
#ecreases* When that ha11ens the (hole $oo# (eb
get #estroye# by just one anial*

<li'e

<li'es are 1ro#ucer in the ecosyste* Auans
they li'e near there eat the 6ussian oli'es an# the
bear there eat the oli'es also* "he huans (ant to
ta2e a(ay the oli'es because the bears an# huans
interact* %n# the bears rely on the oli'es but the
huans (ant to ta2e the oli'es* "hey thin2 anials
an# huan interacting a2es it a 1roble* 7ut i$
they ta2e a (ay the oli'es it (ill actually a2es it a
bigger 1roble an# ruins the $oo# chain*
Sources
(eather*co
(i2i1e#ia*co
hoe*earthlin2*net
#esertusa*co
9o1her
9o1hers are secon#ary consuers* 9o1hers
are 1art o$ s1ecies $ro sall burro(ing
ro#ents* 9o1hers (eigh aroun# 0*B 1oun#s- an#
are about 1B inches =,+ c> long in bo#y
length- (ith a tail 7 inches =1+ c> long* "heir
li$es1an is norally 2C, years i$ they #on/t
ha'e #iseases or 1re#ators* "here are o'er
100 2in#s o$ go1hers in %erica* 7ut because
o$ their burro(ing- can #isru1t huan 1lans
li2e coercials- gar#en 1lots- soe
lan#sca1ing- an# soe un#ergroun# cables*
"his has le# the being treate# as 1ests* "hey
ostly eat 1lants an# they get eaten by
coyote*
Coyote
Coyote are tertiary consuers* Coyote are li2e
(ol'es but larger* Coyotes ty1ically gro( to
,0C,. inches =70C+0 c> in length- not
counting a tail o$ 12C10 inches =,0C.1 c>* It
stan#s about 2,C20 inches =B+C00 c> at the
shoul#er an# (eigh $ro 1BC.0 lb* Northern
coyotes are ty1ically larger than southern
coyotes- (ith the largest coyotes on recor#
(eighing 7.*7B 1oun#s an# easuring 1*7B
=B*7 $t> in total length* % coyote ay reach
s1ee#s u1 to ., 1h =03 2/h> an# can ju1 a
#istance o$ o'er 1, $t =. >* Coyote eat
anything alost an# they are carni'ores*
"his 1icture
sho(s a
coyote that
ha# just
caught a
rabbit*