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Friday, August 3, 2012

Biocomponents - A chart I am working on. Please give feedback!

Component
Positive
Negative
Examples
Insects
Pollination, Pest Control, Food, Aeration, Composting, Attract Birds, Manure
Pestilence, Disease Vector
Bees, Wasps, Ants, Flies, Butterfly, Beetle, Mealy Bug, Earwig, Cockroach, Cricket, Mantis, Lady Bug
Worms
Composting, Aeration, Food, Manure, Attract Birds
Invasive
Earthworms, Dung Worms, Night Crawlers
Birds
Food, Pollination, Pest Control, Manure, Tilling
Crop Damage, Foul Water, Disturb Mulch
Chickens, Ducks, Swallows, Finches, Jays, Quail, Raptors, Crows, Pheasant, Turkey
Burrowers
Food, Aeration, Grazing, Pest Control, Turning, Manure
Root Damage, Over Grazing, Disturb Mulch, Erosion
Moles, Gophers, Prairie Dogs, Rabbits, Rats, Mice, Ferrets, Badgers, Pigs
Grazers
Food, Grazing, Manure, Tilling
Over Grazing, Compaction, Foul Water, Erosion
Cows, Horses, Goats, Sheep
Predators
Pest Control, Turning, Manure
Reduction in Prey Species, Danger to Humans
Dogs, Wolves, Cats, Foxes, Raccoon, Coyotes
Plants
Food, Turning, Tilling, Aeration, Composting Material, Carbon Fixation, Mulch, Erosion Control
Competition, Some Poisonous, Invasive
Trees, Shrubs, Grasses, Forbs, Ferns, Roots, Herbs, Vines, Algae, Aquatic
Fungi
Food, Composting, Nutrient Movement
Pestilence, Some Poisonous
Mushroom, Mold, Rust, Mycelium
Microbes
Composting, Nutrient Movement, Nitrogen Fixation
Pestilence, Oxygen Deprivation
Bacteria, Flagella, Protozoa, Nematodes, Slime Mold (Amoeba)
Soil
Plant Growth, Microbe Growth, Fungi Growth, Water Purification, Water Retention, Root Substrate, Nutrient Storage and Release
Reduced Access to Mineral Earth
Duff, Mulch, Compost, Soil, Sand, Loess, Loam


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