Australian desert food chain

Answer 1

The Australian desert food chain is like any other. Plants produce sugars and protein from the sun. Atriplex is a common plant genus found in Australian deserts but there are many more including acacia and various grasses like nadoo. These plants act as food for animals. Because of introduced animals like camels, goats, horses and rabbits, many of the native species such as bandicoots, bilbies and native mice that would normally eat these plants are becoming endangered. There are also predators that eat these such as the dingo (wild dog) and wedge tailed eagles. When these die, their bodies fall to the ground where they are eaten by bacteria producing nutrients for the plants.

Answer 2

In the Australian desert, the food chain typically consists of plants like grasses, shrubs, and trees being consumed by herbivores like kangaroos and camels. These herbivores are then preyed upon by carnivores like dingoes and Birds of Prey. Decomposers like insects and bacteria break down dead plant and animal matter to recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.