Aug 31, 2017 · A diverse community of organisms lives inside a rotten log, recycling resources to support the growth of plants and animals in the larger forest ecosystem

Apr 8, 2017 · As a teenager growing up in Montana I often rode with a girlfriend into the woods. At a midway point in dense timber we would stop an rest for a while and possibly sit on a fallen …

The Fallen Log (Adapted lesson of Project Learning Tree): students will gain an understanding of how decomposition takes place while closely observing microhabitats and the organisms that …

Objective(s): 1) Students will identify some of the organisms that live in, on, and under fallen logs and explain how those organisms depend on the dead wood for survival. 2) Students will …

Oct 24, 2018 · Perched on the bare limb of a standing snag, an owl calls to its mate. Nearby, a mouse scampers along a fallen log and a spider spins its web on a rotting stump. From …

Sep 7, 2022 · Have you ever wondered what happens to a tree or branch after it falls over? Find a fallen log or stump in these woods. Examine the areas on, around, and under the log. Note all …

What survives on a decomposing log? Why can life survive on a rotting log? Objective. The students will investigate decomposers in a rotting log, and discover some of the organisms …

The Fallen Log Overview It’s amazing how many things live in and on rot-ting logs. In this activity, your students will become familiar with some of those organisms. They’ll gain an …

Fallen and rotten logs can also provide homes for snakes, small mammals, bees, and other insects. They can also be a place for animals to cache food. Check out this slide show of …

Since living trees consist mostly of dead wood on the inside anyway, fallen logs sustain more living biomass when dead than when alive! Trees that fall as a result of wind, lightening or …