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Do any of the physical conditions change? Are there chemicals, other organisms, nutrients, etc. that might change the community of your niche. | Do any of the physical conditions change? Are there chemicals, other organisms, nutrients, etc. that might change the community of your niche. | ||
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Revision as of 03:38, 27 August 2008
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Description of Niche
Lichens
Environment
Influence by Adjacent Communities (if any)
Is your niche close to another niche or influenced by another community of organisms?
Conditions under which the environment changes
Do any of the physical conditions change? Are there chemicals, other organisms, nutrients, etc. that might change the community of your niche.
Desert Varnish
Environment
Physical and Chemical Conditions
Current Research
Who lives there?
Which microbes are present?
You may refer to organisms by genus or by genus and species, depending upon how detailed the your information might be. If there is already a microbewiki page describing that organism, make a link to it.
Are there any other non-microbes present?
Plants? Animals? Fungi? etc.
Do the microbes that are present interact with each other?
Describe any negative (competition) or positive (symbiosis) behavior
Do the microbes change their environment?
Do they alter pH, attach to surfaces, secrete anything, etc. etc.
Do the microbes carry out any metabolism that affects their environment?
Do they ferment sugars to produce acid, break down large molecules, fix nitrogen, etc. etc.
'Super' bacteria live on sheets, fingernails: study
On June 6, 2005, U.S reserachers
References
Edited by [Priya Patel, Fatima Khan, Luanne Cabiling], students of Rachel Larsen
