4.

2 Different ecosystems
Mangrove
Ecosystem
Mangrove forest
• Mangroves are trees that can grow with their roots in sea water. They form
forests along the coasts of many tropical countries

• Young fish live among the mangrove roots, safe from larger fi sh that might
eat them.

Mud skippers climb out onto the mud when the tide is out, feeding on whatever
they can find.

• As the mangrove leaves fall onto the mud, they are decomposed by bacteria.
Prawns and crabs eat the partly decomposed leaves.

• Crab-eating macaques, a type of monkey, climb through the trees and catch
crabs on the tree roots and mud
 Australian Mangroves
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Mud Skipper
Mangrove Tree
Kingfisher
Mud Crab
Estuary
Glossy Ibis
Roots
Ocean
4.2 Different ecosystems
Rice paddy ecosystem
RICE PADDY
Ecosystem
RICE PADDY
Investigating a local ecosystem