meadow ecology

Looks at the plants and animals that are connected in meadow food chains and how these chains form a meadow food web.

The author provides full-color detailed nature illustrations depicting the various species of mice, insects, snakes, spiders, and beetles that inhabit a typical North American meadow.

Uses graphic organizers, simple text, and photographs to provide an introduction to meadow habitats and the plants and animals that live in them.

Looks at the plants and animals that are connected in meadow food chains and how these chains form a meadow food web.

Looks at the plants and animals that are connected in meadow food chains and how these chains form a meadow food web.

Contents: What is a meadow?; What is a food chain?; An energy pyramid; How plants make food; Meadow plants; Herbivores are plant-eaters; Meadow animals; Carnivores in a meadow; Finding food; Meadow omnivores; Meadow decomposers; A meadow food web; Dangers to meadow webs; Helping meadows.

Describes the plants and animals that inhabit the area where the edge of a forest meets an abandoned field.

An introduction to ecology, focusing on a single very common wild plant and its qualities which affect a variety of animals that come in contact with it.

A child explores a meadow in simple text and illustrations.

Uses graphic organizers, simple text, and photographs to provide an introduction to meadow habitats and the plants and animals that live in them.