Hi everyone, in my ecology class we have to study an ecosystem, I chose the South American Tropical Forest, now I realize that it is very complicated and I don’t know where to start, what do you consider is the most important thing to keep in mind when studying an ecosystem, I think I have to study …

I remember reading this book by Steve Hilty years ago. As I remember it, it had a lot about the tropical forest ecosystem itself, in addition to information about the creatures that live in it. (I just confirmed that by reading the reviews here): https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Tropical-America-Introdu…

I would think that bacterias and fungi play a huge role in sustaining a tropical rainforest. Nitrogen cycle springs to mind.

I couldn’t give you any specific examples for a tropical forest system, but algae and bacteria are fairly important drivers in almost any ecosystem. For a general example, mycorrhizal fungi often host bacteria that aid in nitrogen fixation. These bacteria-hosting fungi have a symbiotic relationshi…

I highly recommend the book Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of Central and South America by Adrian Forsyth and Ken Miyata. It’s a well-written overview of specific aspects of neotropical (tropics of the Americas rather than Africa or Asia) ecology by two experts in the field. I…

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