A food chain is a series organized by living beings linked by an alimentary relationship. Found inside – Page 142Ecosystems 11:367–376 Kankaala P, Huotari J, Tulonen T, Ojala A (2013) ... webs: evidence from lake metabolism and stable hydrogen isotopes of consumers. Meandering rivers and open meadows are surrounded by hilly slopes. They also eat small animals such as coyotes, porcupines, and raccoons. The groups are producers, consumers, and decomposers. A consumer is a consumer because it consumes the grass. The ensemble of all these chains makes a food network. Grass > Mouse > Snake > Hawk. Found inside – Page 16At the top of the ecosystem are secondary consumers, which feed on ... north American ecosystem these include coyotes, wolves, foxes, mountain lions, bears, ... There are 20 arrows to be placed. Green plants make their food by taking sunlight and using the energy to make sugar. A food web shows how the animals are all connected and how the energy flows throughout all organisms. A tertiary consumer in a tropical ecosystem is a mountain lion. And the secondary consumer may be eaten by a tertiary consumer, and so on. Found inside – Page ixSustainable agricultural practices for resilient mountain livelihoods Romeo, R., ... for the livelihoods of mountain peoples, and for mountain ecosystems. Producers or autotrophs are organisms that make their own organic material from simple inorganic substances. A series of organisms through which food energy flows in an ecosystem is called a food chain. The first trophic level has the highest energy concentration. Dry, south-facing slopes of the Montane often have open stands of large ponderosa pines. They are the prey of the second level consumers: the carnivores. The importance of ecosystem lies in (a) flow of energy (b) cycling of materials (c) both the above (d) none of the above Answer: (c) both the above 2. The ecosystem is the structural and functional unit of ecology where the living organisms interact with each other and the surrounding environment. 3 Producers of the Uinta Mountains are the Uinta Mountain Beard Tongue, the Stinging Nettle, and the Blue Elderberry. Roles: Producers-Gets energy from the sun and gives energy to consumers. Found inside – Page 112SI X Living High : Mountain Ecosystems Do you know what an ecosystem is ? Biologists say it is the physical ... PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS Because green plants produce food for ecosystems by photosynthesis , they are called producers . Have you ever been walking through the woods and come across a dead log that falls apart and is full of dirt? Decomposers in the forest come in many different shapes and sizes. Each food chain is a possible pathway that energy and nutrient s can follow through the ecosystem. Found inside – Page 3... from livestock grazing is left in the open in many countries; in the pictures, carcasses of domestic ungulates in mountain ecosystems in northern Spain. Found inside – Page 42Terrestrial ecosystems can be of various types, such as grassland ecosystems, forest ecosystems, mountain ecosystems and desert ecosystems. 2. The Food Chain is a linear representation of links between species in the same ecosystem. They provide most of the recycled nutrients from the producers. It is The Rocky Mountains are the major mountain range in western North America, running from the far north of British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the southwestern United States, climbing from the Great Plains at or below 1,800 feet (550 m) to peaks of over 14,000 feet (4,300 m). C. Decomposers: An organism that primarily feeds on dead organisms or the waste from living organisms. In the kelp forest, sea otters are secondary consumers that hunt sea urchins as prey. A large carnivore may eat both smaller carnivores and herbivores; the bobcat eats rabbits, but the mountain lion eats both bobcats and rabbits. Soil is a critical part of an ecosystem. Once registered, the links below will include activation codes. Found inside – Page C-135Interactions in which the consumer lives within the host and does slow ... (a) Mountain (b) Desert (c) Forest (d) Ocean Energy flow in an ecosystem is (a) ... They are the prey of the second level consumers: the carnivores. Bears are another example of consumers. In the "Ecosystem" tab, click and slide each living being towards its name. Found inside – Page 135Interactions in which the consumer lives within the host and does slow ... (a) Mountain (b) Desert (c) Forest (d) Ocean Energy flow in an ecosystem is (a) ... The term “Ecosystem” was first coined by A.G.Tansley, an English botanist, in 1935. Found inside – Page 17change in food habits of the primary consumers , the disturbance gradually extending throughout the entire food web and the ecosystem . ... What is the original source of energy in an ecosystem? The Mountain Ecosystems Specialist Group serves as the technical focal point for IUCN on mountain ecosystems. Found inside – Page 369Ecosystem consist of (a) producers (b) consumers (c) decomposer (d) All of ... Most stable ecosystem is (a) desert (b) marine (c) mountain (d) forest 20. Ecosystem Multiple Choice Questions and Answers 1. 88 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<7A4AD8467232948887107A35FDAE0C6B><6BCBC2BD96C0EA43AC3EF5C33302A6F9>]/Index[72 41]/Info 71 0 R/Length 82/Prev 32231/Root 73 0 R/Size 113/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Found inside – Page 135Interactions in which the consumer lives within the host and does slow ... (a) Mountain (b) Desert (c) Forest (d) Ocean Energy flow in an ecosystem is (a) ... A: Producers: Photosynthesizing organisms. They are the terrestrial or aquatic (algae, phytoplankton) vegetation. Found inside – Page 11Furthermore, these results revealed stakeholder perceptions about links among mountain forest ecosystem services (i.e. improvement of upstream biodiversity ... On our planet's surface, And in the Rocky Mountain Ecosystem, All living things - from the lowliest plants to the most ferocious carnivores - Trace the energy that sustains them back to one single source... That source is... Sol. The grass is a producer. A picture of Oak tree seeds, known as acorns, which are food for deer, bears, and many other forest species. A picture of a beech nut from the American Beech. grow on trees. Consumers have to feed on producers or other consumers to survive. Deer are herbivores, which means that they only eat plants (Producers). The producer is called a producer because it produces its own food. Found inside – Page 778Biotic components of an ecosystem include(a) Producers, consumers and ... (a) Mountain (b) Desert (c) Forest (d) Ocean Energy storage at consumer level is ... The biotic community of any ecosystem can be divided simply into producers, consumers and decomposers. Producers are any kind of green plant. consumers in kelp forests. Recoginze the animals and plants of the mountain ecosystem, Discover the food relationships between living beings (chains and food networks), Know how to indicate the direction of circulation of the material ("is eaten by"). h�b``�c``b �DNT��, �b|P��������q�Bb���,F�߅ŧޭ�iN��Ќ@���!Kjh'310�C�,��4#�"6��PmF !�P Carnivores are hunters that eat only meat. These include herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. The Mountain ecosystem acts as a primary source of freshwater. 2.5. Three Consumers of the Uinta Mountains are the Uinta Snail, The Arctic Grayling, and the Rainbow Trout. That is because decomposers have been eating and digesting that log for several years, turning it into dirt that is wonderful for plants. They help in the decay of organic materials … Ponderosa Pine bark turns red as the tree ages. Fourth Grade Unit – Ecosystems. Bears are another example of consumers. Found inside – Page 145In the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah, estimates ranged from 1287 to 3770 ... as one would expect, primary consumers of a given body size tend to have ... A carnivore that does not have predators is called the top predator and is situated at the top of the chain. Lentic Ecosystem: The pond ecosystem is classified under the Lentic ecosystem.A lentic or lacustrine ecosystem implies a body of still water ranging from seeps, seasonal pools, ponds, basin marshes, ditches, swamps, and lakes. Found insideThis book also explores the drivers of CaliforniaÕs ecological patterns and the history of the stateÕs various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and ... Found inside – Page 41Seed consumers appear to be important at arid sites ( e.g. Jornada and ALE ) and ... The first group consists of the true prairie site ( Osage ) , mountain ... There are three main groups to consider when looking at the circle of life in an ecosystem. The predator prey cycles of each ecosystem are supported by abiotic factors and the balance of natural processes. Elaborated Unit Focus. The height of a mountain ecosystem is measured from sea level. Decomposers-Gets energy from consumers and gives energy to other decomposers. Herbivores are animals that eat only vegetation. Found inside – Page 8Red deer: Behavior and Ecology of Two Sexes. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Geist, V. 1975. Mountain Sheep and Man in the Northern Wilds. A series of organisms through which food energy flows in an ecosystem is called a food chain. Found inside – Page 70... MOUNTAINS VERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY INTRODUCTION An ecosystem is composed of four main ... This section deals with consumers : vertebrate organisms which are ... Primary consumers are herbivores, which eat plants, algae, and other producers. They are at the second trophic level. In a grassland ecosystem, deer, mice, and even elephants are herbivores. They eat grasses, shrubs, and trees. In a desert ecosystem, a mouse that eats seeds and fruits is a primary consumer. Found inside – Page 14Green sea turtles and manatees are examples of herbivores in an ocean ecosystem . Consumers that eat only other consumers are carnivores . Mountain lions ... In the desert ecosystem, an owl or eagle may prey on a snake. The sun. Some animals that eat plants include deer, moose, whales, elephants, cows, horses, pigs, rabbits, and squirrels. any organism that can’t make its own food, Black Bears are scavengers and will eat just about anything, White-tailed Deer are herbivores and only eat plant material, An organism that primarily feeds on dead organisms or the waste from living organisms. Hawk. 72 0 obj <> endobj Animals need this energy to live. When an animal eats or consumes a plant, some of the food energy inside the plant is passed on to the animal. -Reindeer. Found inside – Page 979Which best describes the organisms that would recycle decaying matter back into the mountain ecosystem? 8510. Which word can we relate with this picture? Found inside – Page 100Overall, European consumers recognize high quality in mountain products [14]. ... to the complexity of the mountain ecosystem, solar UV-B radiation depends, ... 400. Consumers play a key role in the predator prey cycle and include herbivores, carnivores and of course omnivores. Found inside – Page 6Mountain and hill areas of Nepal are becoming major regions of vegetable ... Consumers also seem to prefer unblemished, cosmetically attractive produce. Tertiary Consumers Apex Predators Rays of B. bald eagles eat the fish hunted and killed by ospreys Which population serves the function of primary consumers in a mountain area? ❓ The plant uses this sugar, also called glucose to make many things, such as wood, leaves, roots, and bark. Decomposers are the garbage men of the animal kingdom; they take all the dead animals and plants (consumers and decomposers) and break them down into their nutrient components so that plants can use them to make more food. Mountains cover 24% of the Earth’s land surface. Found inside – Page 36Conclusions This brief introduction to ecology, mountain ecology, ... consumers, and decomposers that regulate the flow of energy and nutrients. Mountain ... Animals can also eat each other; the bullfrog eats crayfish and crayfish eat young bullfrogs. Shelf fungus is a fungus that grows on the sides of trees. Found inside – Page 5-37If primary consumers in an ecosystem are absent , then producers increase in ... mountain lion ܐ shrew Owl Ecological Pyramids PRODUCERS primary consumer ... as carnivorous mammals. The study area was a mountain pasture grazed by sheep. It grows into the tree and decomposes it slowly. What process is taking place as wood turns into dirt? Consumers-Gets energy from producers and gives energy to decomposers. Energy in a Mountain Ecosystem: ecosystems, en, energy, environment, mountain, rocky, science | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters ... is the sun. Subscribe now to read more about this topic! At the base of this chain are the producers. The objective of these studies was to examine the paths of energy flow through an ecosystem, i.e., to determine the amount of energy stored and transferred between trophic levels, and to give an analysis of animal contribution to some key processes involved in energy flow. For example, grass produces its own food from sunlight. In the "Food Chain" tab, drag an arrow between 2 images meaning "... is eaten by ...". Found inside – Page 55Consumers can be of two basic types: Consumer and decomposers. ... About, 2.4 billion people rely on mountain ecosystems for most of their food, ... The sun is used as energy for producers, which are eaten by primary consumers, which are food for secondary consumers and so on. Geladas are a primary consumer in the Ethiopian mountain ecosystem. What is a secondary consumer in the Ethiopian mountain ecosystem? The Ethiopian wolf, a predator that eats rodents, is a secondary consumer in this ecosystem. A food chain is made up of links that can be a part of other chains as well. A primary consumer in a tropical ecosystem is a squirrel. Which consumer is the tertiary consumer? Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Components of Ecosystem Black bears are omnivores and scavengers, like skunks and raccoons, which means that they will eat just about anything. The animals have varied diets, and consequently, appear in different chains. A rabbit eats the grass. The mountain ecosystem covers approximately 1/5th of Earth’s surface. Found inside – Page 419Ecosystem consist of (a) producers (b) consumers (c) decomposer (d) All of ... Most stable ecosystem is (a) desert (b) marine (c) mountain (d) forest 20. Found inside – Page 184This is surprising since consumers generally are enriched in 15N by on average 3.4δ units (Post 2002). Similar δ15N signatures of primary decomposers and ... These small herbivores eat dozens of kilograms (pounds) of giant kelp every day. question_answer 44) Directions: An ecosystem includes soil, atmosphere, heat and Sight from the sun, water and living organisms. In other words, an ecosystem is a chain of interaction between organisms and their environment. Carnivores of the mountains include vultures, eagles, and the Amur Leopard. Found inside – Page 168In a terrestrial ecosystem, the primary consumers are herbivores, ... Then secondary consumers— predators, such as mountain lions or wolves—eat the ... Top predators, also called apex predators, eat other consumers. What are consumers dependent on for survival? The animals situated just above the producers are the first level consumers: the herbivores. %%EOF A picture of Oak tree seeds, known as acorns, which are food for deer, bears, and many other forest species. In a forest community, Black Bears will eat blueberries, bugs, acorns, and many kinds of nuts. In this way energy gets transferred from one consumer to the next higher level of consumer. There are different types of consumers in the mountain ecosystem. The animals situated just above the producers are the first level consumers: the herbivores. They are the organisms and microorganisms that degrade dead organic materials (waste, dead plants and animals). Enroll your school to take advantage of the sharing options. The food chain describes who eats whom in the wild. Birds include snow partridges, monals, daphne, etc. suddenly disappeared? Some examples of primary consumers in the Rocky Mountains are Big Horn Sheep, White Tailed Deer, Mule Deer, Elk, Moose, Pikas This coniferous-filled zone is located in the elevations of approximately 8,000 to 10,000 feet. The primary consumer is then eaten by a secondary consumer. They make their own organic materials from nutrients, CO2 and from light (photosynthesis). These groups are based on … Trees, such as they mighty Oak, and the grand American Beech, are examples of producers. 1: Producers, Consumers and Decomposers. Found inside – Page 86Major consumers of bacteria include unicellular organisms such as testate amoebae, and major consumers of fungi include microarthropods such as oribatid ... They are at the third trophic level. Secondary consumers eat herbivores. %PDF-1.5 %���� Grass > Mouse > Snake > Hawk > Mountain Lion. A decomposer in a tropical ecosystem is mushrooms, fungi and moss. Note: This animation omits the role of the decomposers. There may be more levels of consumers before a chain finally reaches its top predator. The mountain lion can be a second-level consumer or higher because its a carnivore. grow on trees. The atmosphere provides oxygen and carbon dioxide for the plants and animals. Wildflowers blanket the meadows throughout the summer growing season. The prey is the deer. In a forest community, Black Bears will eat blueberries, bugs, acorns, and many kinds of nuts. Found inside – Page 113Local consumers preference is for eggs and meat produced from Sakini hens ... is suited to the fragile mountain ecosystem because the poultry birds can ... Every living thing—from one-celled algae to giant blue whale s—needs food to survive. Tertiary consumers eat the secondary consumers and are at the fourth trophic level. Each ecosystem is a part of a larger biome of RMNP, and the migrating consumers can … However, research shows that, unlike consumers who live or frequent mountain contexts, some urban consumers find it di cult to recognize the real characteristics of mountain farming systems in the product [17,39,40]. Consumers have to feed on producers or other consumers to survive. The mountain ecosystems are found on higher altitudes. -Grizzly Bear. community of all the living and non-living things in a specific geographic area. The most common vegetation found in the mountain ecosystem includes herbs, fungi, algae, grasses, lichens, etc. The vegetation that grows in this ecosystem is the primary source of food for mountain animals. The animals find it quite tough to consume these plants as they mostly grow in mountain cracks due to less sunlight. Why some sharing tools are not available? Gophers, deer, and elk eat plants, shrubs and grasses. The same is true of an ecosystem--organisms in an ecosystem organize themselves into a trophic structure, with each organism situating itself in a certain place in the food chain. Found inside – Page 187In a terrestrial ecosystem, the primary consumers are herbivores, ... Then secondary consumers— predators, such as mountain lions or wolves—eat the ... They are home to 12% of the world’s population and another 14% of the population reside in their immediate proximity. The ecology of the Rocky Mountains is diverse due to the effects of a variety of environmental factors. Found inside – Page 101aPrimary consumers includes scraper, shredder, collector, and filterer functional ... as a determinant of macrofaunal production in a mountain stream. 300. Who would be affected in a food web if all of the producers (grass, trees, etc.) It is unique because it is the only species of firefly in the … At higher altitudes harsh environmental conditions generally prevail, and a treeless alpine vegetation, upon which the present account is focused, is supported. h�bbd``b`Z$�A�N ��b% �h��* ��X�0ú@��H��[�Ėb&F��@#����K^ � D Images Courtesy: USDA Forest Service - Missoula Archives, USDA Forest Service, http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/factsheets.cfm, http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/. They are the terrestrial or aquatic (algae, phytoplankton) vegetation. The recycling of elements in an ecosystem is called (a) chemical cycle (b) geological cycle (c) biogeochemical cycle (d) geochemical cycle Answer: (c) biogeochemical cycle 3. They are the terrestrial or aquatic (algae, phytoplankton) vegetation. Consumers: any organism that can’t make its own food. Found inside – Page 135Interactions in which the consumer lives within the host and does slow ... (a) Mountain (b) Desert (c) Forest (d) Ocean Energy flow in an ecosystem is (a) ... The animal takes its necessary energy for survival from its food. Found inside – Page viMany important plant species are concentrated in mountain systems, ... Intact mountain ecosystems are of vital ecological and economic importance as sources ... The feeding habits of a juvenile animal, and, as a consequence, its trophic level, can change as it grows up. A food chain is a series organized by living beings linked by an alimentary relationship. Found inside – Page 619In food chain herbivores are — (A) Producer (B) Primary consumer (C) Secondary consumer (D) Decomposer 78. Which is the most stable Ecosystem ? (A) Mountain ... Found inside – Page 185Mountain Ecosystem: Mountain provides a scattered and diverse array of ... of an ecosystem that includes producers, consumers, decomposers and scavengers. The animal takes its necessary energy for survival from its food. Found inside – Page 125Carnivores are (A) Usually primary consumers (B) Usually secondary ... of the following is the most stable ecosystem (A) Mountain (B) Desert (C) Forest (D) ... All of the food chains in one…. Found inside – Page 15The changes that have occurred in this mountain ecosystem as the result of oxidant ... of the forest ecosystem : producers , consumers , and decomposers . Found inside – Page 164an endangered sheep breed to persist, and a particular mountain ecosystem to be reproduced. Moreover, the motives for joining the scheme are often expressed ... 3.1 CONCEPT OF AN ECOSYSTEM An ‘Ecosystem’ is a region with a specific and recognizable landscape form such as forest, grassland, desert, wetland or coastal area. It provides important nutrients for the plants in an ecosystem. The arrow signifies "...is eaten by...". Deer are herbivores, which means that they only eat plants (Producers). In this way energy gets transferred from one consumer to the next higher level of consumer. Mountain ecosystem, complex of living organisms in mountainous areas.. Mountain lands provide a scattered but diverse array of habitats in which a large range of plants and animals can be found. Consumers in the Mountains:-Wolves-Grizzly Bear-Moose -Reindeer . Consumers in the Mountains: - Wolves. Found inside – Page 281Consumers get their energy by consuming other things such as plants and animals. ... 20. (a) In a mountain ecosystem, the animals have thick ... B* Black … The kind of ecosystem Great Smoky Mountains National Park has is mountains, mountain streams, and mature hardwood forests that stretch into the horizon. And the secondary consumer may be eaten by a tertiary consumer, and so on. Another amphibian is the Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) and it has things in common with the Cricket Frog, not only being a secondary consumer but also living in moist environments around the many mountain streams (Resources 9). Once completed, you will be requested to drag the images in their appropriate category (producer, consumer,...). endstream endobj 73 0 obj <. Secondary consumers eat the primary consumers that eat plants in order to survive. Consumers. Black bears are omnivores and scavengers, like skunks and raccoons, which means that they will eat just about anything. Very few, if any, mountain ecosystems remain unaffected by human impact. What is a secondary consumer in the Ethiopian mountain ecosystem? At the base of this chain are the producers. One unique primary consumer to this ecosystem is the Synchronous Fireflies (Photinus carolinus). An ecosystem is a biological community of living organisms that live and interact with each other in a specific environment. What characteristic makes Geladas primary consumers in their ecosystem? You can think of them as food chain levels or as a trophic level pyramid. Found inside – Page 185Mountain Ecosystem: Mountain provides a scattered and diverse array of ... of an ecosystem that includes producers, consumers, decomposers and scavengers. Found inside – Page 200... Number ( MPN ) 32 mountain ecology 9 Mountain ecosystem , 8 Mountain - top 43 Ms. Medha Patkar 190 municipal solid wastes ( MSW ) 86 , 87 macroconsumers ... Food Chain - Mountain Ecosystem A food chain starts when sunlight hits grass and starts photosynthesis. -Moose. The predator is the Mountain Lion. Found inside – Page 20Each species in a prairie ecosystem has a special niche or role . ... Within every food chain , there are producers , consumers , decomposers , and ... The Montane ecosystem has the richest diversity of plant and animal life. endstream endobj startxref The animals would most likely prey on deer. Found inside – Page 8Asia's challenges: linking mountain ecosystems with water and food security. ... have two types of stakeholders – in-situ users and off-site consumers. The difference between a food web and a food chain that while food chains only show one path of the animals eating each other. Decomposer: Decomposers of mountain regions are various microbial organisms such as fungi, bacteria, etc. Human-induced land-use and land-cover changes are causing important adverse effects on the ecological services rendered by mountain ecosystems; and the number of case studies of the impact of humans on soil erosion and sediment yield has mounted rapidly. Consumers cannot make their own food. Mountain ecosystems have been evolved through a process known as plate tectonics. 0 V. Vanacker, in Treatise on Geomorphology, 2013 7.12.6 Conclusion. which is another name for acorns and other hard seeds that Trophic levels are the feeding positions of all organisms in a specific ecosystem. Found inside – Page 48from glaciers, mountain lakes are typically low in N (Bergstrom and Jansson, ... in P-rich consumers of glacier-fed lakes (Laspoumaderes et al., 2013). Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. A*    Images Courtesy: Virginia Tech Dendrology http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/factsheets.cfm, B*    Image Courtesy: Animal Diversity Web, at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/, C*    Images Courtesy: USDA Forest Service - Missoula Archives, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org. 112 0 obj <>stream Geladas are grazers that live … Elk: Elks are also herbivores because they only feed on plants such as forbs, grasses, sedges. Found inside – Page 194Secondary productivity refers to the capacity of an ecosystem to partially or ... wetland ecosystems by direct consumption of primary consumers , predation ... They make their own organic materials from nutrients, CO2 and from light (photosynthesis). All the energy in an ecosystem moves around within this structure, because when I say energy, of course I mean food. Beech nuts are a very good form of hard mast, In this unit, students will learn about the balance that is necessary between producers, consumers, and decomposers in a community. Found inside – Page 452IMPORTANCE OF CONSUMERS IN ECOSYSTEMS Trophic pyramid analysis indicated that those for the ... The mountain grassland site is also of the northern type . The nature of the ecosystem is based on its geo-graphical features such as hills, mountains, plains, rivers, lakes, coastal areas or islands. Producers are Organisms, like plants, that produces it's own food/energy through photosynthesis. The primary consumer is then eaten by a secondary consumer. A picture of a beech nut from the American Beech. Which population serves the function of scavengers in a lake ecosystem? In a desert ecosystem, a secondary consumer may be a snake that eats a mouse. Food Webs. (b) Consumers: The animals represent the consumers of a pond ecosystem include zooplanktons like Paramoecium and Daphnia (primary consumers); benthos (bottom living animals) like molluscs and annelids; secondary consumers like water beetles and frogs; and tertiary consumers (carnivores) like duck, crane and some top carnivores which include large fish, hawk and man, etc. Consumers expect mountain agriculture to be local and mountain products to be healthier than products from other territories [38]. Found insideUp on the nearby cold, windsweptplateauof the Cairngorm Mountains(some 1,000 m ... 1 Primary producers Carnivores 3 Secondary (C2) consumers birch (Betula. 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