Ecosystems and interactions

New Zealand has a wide range of ecosystems, and trees play a major role in many of them. Ecosystems consist of all the living organisms in an area and the interactions between them and the physical environment. Interactions include key concepts such as energy transfer, interacting systems and cycles.

Related articles

• Ecosystems

• Trees and ecosystems

• Honeydew ecosystem

• Insects and forest ecosystems

• Trees and natural cycles

• Kererū – our native pigeon

• Population biology

Related media

• Honeydew: The Food of the Ngahere – video

• Bird pollination in New Zealand – video

• Tūī feeding – image

• Male bellbird feeding – image

• Kererū feeding on kawakawa – image

Related activities

• New Zealand bush ecosystems

• Building homes for tree wētā

• Abiotic and biotic factors for takahē

Image: Geoff de Lisle