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When tree is considered as an ecosystem, record the flora and fauna connected with it.

A tree considered as an ecosystem there are varieties of fauna and flora connected with it are-


Trees are not a single habitat but dozens of habitats inhabited by thousands of different species. list of some organisms dependent on trees:


1) Birds :


Trees provide birds with a rich harvest of seeds, berries, etc to hide and nest and of course the all important song posts.


2) Spiders and Pseudoscorpions : A huge variety of spiders are found on trees. Branches and hollows are ideal structures to situate webs.


3) Beetles: Many species are directly dependent on trees, feeding on foliage, bark, wood, roots, buds, flowers


or seeds.


4) Squirrels : squirrels rely absolutely on trees for shelter and for food.


5) Flies : Flies can often be seen around all parts of a tree.


6) Slugs & Snails: This may come as a surprise to some but slugs and snails can commonly be found at the tops of


trees.


7) Butterflies and Moths :


Adult butterflies and moths frequently use stubs from snapped branches or bark fissures as egg


laying sites.


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