Animals In The Desert Ecosystem
Of the various forms of pollination the chapter will explore the yucca moth-yucca and senita moth-senita cactus mutualisms.
Animals in the desert ecosystem. 70 mammalian species 90 species of birds 100 species of reptiles and other smaller forms of life are found in the sahara desert. The plants and animals of the desert ecosystem have mastered the art of survival in harsh conditions. The camel is another desert animal.
Desert animals include coyotes and bobcats spiders such as the black widow scorpions rattlesnakes lizards and many kinds of birds all especially adapted to the desert biome. Animals like burrowers and kangaroo rats make up the dominant residents. The IUCN considers many species as endangered including the Egyptian tortoise gazelles antelopes Saharan cheetah fennec foxes caracals and pronghorns.
Deserts are an arid region which usually has hot temperature throughout the year. A desert ecosystem is basically devoid of any rainfall or precipitation. Generally the desert consists of several kinds of species.
Amphibians like spade foot toad dig burrow with the help of its spade-like feet and goes to sleep till the rains arrive. Some of the other animals in the desert include the Mexican gray wolf or the famously called el lobo in the Sonaran desert Elora 2003. Few animals have adapted to survive the hottest desert regions besides scorpions and small reptiles.
The camel also has special eyelids and eyelashes that help to keep sand out of their eyes. An ecosystem includes all the life in a particular environment or location. It then moves on to some other important aspects of desert plantanimal interactions with a focus on pollination and seed dispersal.
In a nutshell Desert ecosystem can be explained as the interactions of different organism cohabiting together the climate present there and any other non-living components if present there. How have animals adapted to the desert. In areas with a greater water supply the level of biodiversity increases as vegetation such as shrubs cacti and hardy trees form the foundation of a more extensive food web.