Forest Ecology

Texas Envirothon
The Environment

 Soil
 Water
 Nutrients
 Air
 Sunlight
Soil

 The soil has water,

nutrients, and air.
 Plants can’t eat, they
need nutrients.
 Roots need oxygen.
Water

 Rainfall fills the soil,

applies pressure to cells,
is broken up in plant
reactions.
Nutrients

 Nutrients are the building

blocks of everything.
 Nutrients can be swapped
around.
Air

 The air contains water and

nutrients.
 O2, CO2, H20, Acid Rain,
Disease, Fungi, Pollen
Sunlight

 Sunlight supplies:
 energy
 temperature control
 drought
East Texas Forest
Communities
Dry Upland Forests
Dry Upland Forests

From Nixon & Cunningham. 1985. Trees, Shrubs, & Woody Vines of East Texas
Dry Upland Forest
Dry Upland Forest
Dry Upland Forest Animals
Dry Upland Forest Animals
Dry Upland Forest Vegetation
Dry Upland Forest Vegetation
Dry Upland Forest Vegetation
Dry Upland Forest Vegetation
Mesic Upland Forests
Mesic Upland Forests
Wet Upland Forests
Wet Upland Forest Animals
Wet Upland Forest
Vegetation
Wet Upland Forest
Vegetation
Wet Upland Forest
Vegetation
Wet Upland Forest
Vegetation
Wet Upland Forest
Vegetation
Mesic Creek Bottom Forests
Mesic Creek Bottom Forests
Mesic Creek Bottom Forests
Mesic Creek Bottom Forests
Mesic Creek Bottom Forests
River Bottom Forests
River Bottom Forests
Swamp Forests
Swamp Forests
Swamp and River Bottom
Forest Animals
Pitcher Plant Bog and
Seepage Forests
Pitcher Plant Bog and
Seepage Forests
Fire in the Forest
Fire in the Forest
Fire in the Forest
Fire in the Forest
Fire in the Forest
Fire in the Forest
For More Information

Texas Forest Service Website

http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/