EthnoEcology of Peru and Guyana Gisele Alexcis and

Ethno-Ecology of Peru and Guyana Gisele, Alexcis , and th Mr. Bowler 6 Block Class. Michelle

BIOMES & CLIMATE Peru High - 32°C Guyana Low - 10 °C High - 34°C Biome: Tropical Rainforest Wet and dry seasons Lake Titicaca Low - 18°C

FOOD CHAIN OF PERU PAMPAS GRASS (CORTADERIA SELLOANA) (CHINCHILLIDAE) (Producer) RED WOLF (CANIS RUFUS) (APEX PREDATOR) CHINCHILLIDAE (Herbivore) COYOTE (CANIS LATRANS) (CARNIVORE)

Food chain of Guyana Plankton (Scapholeberis mucronata) Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) (PRODUCER) Abbott’s booby (Papasula abbotti) (APEX PREDATOR) (HERBIVORE) Flying Fish (Family Exocoetidae) (CARNIVORE)

Trophic Energy Pyramid Of Peru Apex predators/T ertiany Andean consumer Red wolf condor Viscacha Carnivor es/secon Bobcat Coyote dary consume r Herbivores/Pri Eastern mary cottontail consumers Producers Pampas grass Meadow grass

Trophic Energy Pyramid Of Guyana Apex predator/teriany consumer Black-backed jackal Carnivore/secondary consumer Aard wolf Herbivore/primary consumer Termites Greenheart wood Producer

Andean mountain cat ENDANGERED SPECIES • CHINCHILLAS – PEOPLE HUNT THEM FOR THEIR FUR. Chinchillas • ANDEAN MOUNTAIN CAT- HUMANS ARE TAKING OVER ITS HABITAT. Aardwolf • ABBOTTS BOOBY – THEIR HOMES ARE BEING TAKEN DOWN TO BUILDINGS. • AARDWOLF – THEY ARE BEING HUNTED. Abbotts booby

Environme ntal concerns: Peru: q. Air pollution q. Water pollution q. Littering q. Soil erosion q. Deforestation Guyana: v. Water pollution v. Deforestation v. Erosion

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