AMAZON RIVER

BIOTIC FACTORS

ANACONDA

• Consumer
• Biggest snake in the world, no natural predators in the Amazon
• Can slither through jungle or swim
• Eats fish, caiman, birds, etc.
• Reptile- Cold-Blooded

CAIMAN

• Consumer
• One of the biggest predators in ecosysetm
• Eats fish, birds, mammals

RED AMAZON SWORD

• Producer
• Large plant that grows in the river
• 12-20 inches full grown
• Not eaten by herbivorous fish

ABIOTIC FACTORS

RAINFALL

• Rescource
• Many plants and animals depend on the river filling up

TEMPERATURE

• Since the amazon river goes over the equator, sometimes the temperature may be to hot.
• Many reptiles depend on the temperature for heating or cooling themselves.

SALINTY OF WATER

• If the water has to high a salt content, then some fish may die in high amounts during the year.
• Part of climate

PREDATOR-PREY

ANACONDA-PIRANHA

• Anaconda(Predator) Piranha(Prey)

HOST-PARASITE

• Candiru-Many animals
• Feeds on the blood and nitrogen that a host gives out.

PRODUCER-CONSUMER-DECOMPOSER

• Amazon red sword
• Caiman
• Termites

FOOD WEB

• (The producers are covered let me know if you need the document emailed)