Ecological Antagonists and Partners: Trees, Beetles, and Woodpeckers

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Keywords
Nature science Nat17 WNET Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems spruce trees bark beetles ecological relationships three-toed woodpecker Mutualism Parasitism Predation Symbiosis carrying capacity Forest of the Lynx Austria Kalkalpen National Park Kalkalpen Forest Kalkalpen ecosystems forest ecosystems invasive species bark beetles ecological niches spruce trees ecosystem relationships predators woodpeckers population dynamics
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Science
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Ecological Antagonists and Partners: Trees, Beetles, and Woodpeckers

Learn how beetles destroy spruce trees—and how spruce trees fight back—in this video from NATURE: Forest of the Lynx. Teaching tips ask students to explore the ecological relationships in the video and compare them to ecological relationships from other ecosystems. 
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