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WHAT IS SHOWN?
WHAT IS SHOWN?
The graph shows us that the two most commonly seen species are the waterbuck and baboon. To the immediate right, is a waterbuck. There were 23 of them out of 50 pictures I looked at. The picture is taken directly from zooniverse, which showed an example of how a waterbuck looks so I could classify them as such.
This is a baboon. There were 11 baboons from the 50 classification images I looked through. The picture is from zooniverse's examples and description of baboons as well.
Picture from Zooniverse
This is a servet. There was only one out of the 50 classifications. The picture also comes directly from Zooniverse.
To the left is a genet, which could probably be pretty easily confused with a serval. They are both somewhat cat-like, have stripes and spots, and are relatively the same size. There was one genet out of the 50 classifications.
So, what does the graph tell us?
So, what does the graph tell us?
The graph describes the population of the park. There are different animals, and different numbers of them at different stages of life, but the ages were not included on the graph. Having a look at the population gives the rangers an idea of how the ecosystem (the whole park) is currently. Is it healthy or being threatened in any way? In the natural world, there are natural predators and prey with differences in species, so it may be important to observe the community so that no animal species' numbers lower so much from either another animal or being illegally hunted. The animals need to interact, be a part of a community, so that they can support each other and keep everyone alive, which can be done in different ways. Animals of the same species need to interact with each other so they can breed and contribute to the population naturally.
WHY IS THE PARK THE WAY IT IS?
WHY IS THE PARK THE WAY IT IS?
I presume there may be more waterbucks and baboons in the park than any other animal because they are the largest, if not almost the largest, of their main species category. For example, waterbucks are a type of deer/antelope, and the only types bigger would be elands, hartebeasts, and wildebeasts. Baboons are the largest of all three monkey types, and from what I can see. However, both of these animals do not have any sort of coloring that would help them hide from larger predators such as lions. That being said, when classifying, I saw no lions.
I collected my data all on my own, and did just 50 classifications. With this, I am not totally sure about the accuracy of my data to represent the park as a whole. Having some diversity in the types of animals in the wild because it is accurate, and the park has a decent number of all of those, above 2 for most species, so they can reproduce (assuming those with 2 observed are F and M). Overall, I think my data is good but could be improved with further classifications.
My park is very different to the Karoo preserve. The most common species there are both members of the primate family, being the baboon and vervet. I think this is because Karoo may be a more wooded area, that is more friendly to species such as monkeys. They can hide in the trees and find food there, whereas at my park, there are more antelope or deer type animals because Gorongosa is a grassland type reserve.
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM
population- within Gorongosa, the population would be all of the different species that live there. For example, the 13 observed species, and more and their numbers.
population- within Gorongosa, the population would be all of the different species that live there. For example, the 13 observed species, and more and their numbers.
community- community in Gorongosa would be the interactions between species and how they support each other. In the food web, we see that without the carnivores, many of the other species would fall. It's about predators and prey, or eating the producers as a consumer and passing that energy on.
community- community in Gorongosa would be the interactions between species and how they support each other. In the food web, we see that without the carnivores, many of the other species would fall. It's about predators and prey, or eating the producers as a consumer and passing that energy on.
ecosystem- at Gorongosa, the animals are supported by physical land. They eat the grass for food and as you go up the trophic pyramid, the animals begin to eat each other. The ecosystem is just all of the animals interacting in the physical environment to keep things balanced and stable.
ecosystem- at Gorongosa, the animals are supported by physical land. They eat the grass for food and as you go up the trophic pyramid, the animals begin to eat each other. The ecosystem is just all of the animals interacting in the physical environment to keep things balanced and stable.
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