AQA GCSE geography the living world: Nap Wood, an ecosystem
1. Nap Wood - a small scale
ecosystem
AQA spec:
a small scale UK ecosystem to illustrate the concept of
interrelationships within a natural system, an understanding
of producers, consumers, decomposers, food chain, food
web and nutrient cycling.
2. Nap Wood - a small scale ecosystem
Deciduous woodland
SE England, managed by
National Trust
“Leave Alone” management
policy
3. Nap Wood - a small scale ecosystem
Nap Wood - food web
4. Nap Wood - a small scale ecosystem
● Leaf litter, Biomass and
Soil stores - all large
● Good cycling all year;
● Leaf litter gets large in
autumn
● Biomass (producers)
large in Spring &
Summer