Emailwhat will happen if there are no tigers? how will it affect the food chain/web?..
posted on Thu, 01/10/2008 - 10:21am
Tiger in food chain
In the forest ecosystem tiger sits at the top of the food chain as a tertiary carnivore and primary predator. Along with other major carnivores as leopard it acts as a control mechanism for herbivores or consumers. Thus it controls the population of herbivores and preserves the forest and grassland ecosystem.
The interdependency of living forms in a food chain is obvious as the wild tiger is dependant upon herbivores for its survival where he maintains there population which in turn prevents the grasslands from being overgrazed.
The herbivores depend upon the producers as grasses, herbs, shrubs, algae, fungi and large trees for survival and they in turn maintian a balance in vegetation by controling the extent of vegetation or flora.
Birds survive on herbs, shrubs and trees on fruits and nector and in turn act as seed dispersal agent for them to spread the population of the floral elements in an ecosystem.
Thus all life forms including tiger are interlinked with each other in an ecosystem and their survival depends upon how intact the ecosystem is.
Your Comments, Thoughts, Questions, Ideas
they wont be at the top of the food cain/web
posted on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 6:37am
the food chain will be afectated because the tiger's prey won't have anything to eat. so then that prey will begin to passaway, and so on
posted on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 6:42pm
tiger is carnivores & secondary consumer. it depend on the primary consumer. if tigers are not present then the population of primary consumer increase & all the food chain is disturbed.
posted on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 5:51am
Nothin will hapen, they were at top, i guess the tiger's prey are happy not 2 be eaten.
posted on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:55pm
Please show the food chain. I really need it, it's for my science project.
posted on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 2:56am
the website needs to show a real food chain it's a rubish website without one.
posted on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 1:24pm
In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle,
the Circle of Life
Chalk one up for 'The Lion King'.
posted on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 7:12pm
holly cheesits. i've been looking for a tiger's diet for almost three hours now... this is rediculous. they posted that they have the food chain, and that means they have what the tiger eats. I SEES NO EATING HERE!!! o.o
posted on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 9:09pm
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