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This photo was taken in the woods by Cameron Hall on the UNCW campus. I enjoy going into the woods on walks and often I take photos of the natural beauty. I felt this photo demonstrates a lot of the ecological concepts talked about in lecture. There are a few examples. This is a picture of the long leaf pine trees native to the Cape fear coastal area. These trees serve a specific ecological niche. The decaying pine needles that fall to the ground are acidic and when they lay on the forest floor, they change the pH of the soil, helping provide a soil that allows specific plants to grow there. Long leaf pines also represent individuals, communities, and populations, as they interact with each other and other plants and animals that reside in the area. The area was mostly pine trees and small brush and grasses.

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