Question

What is the most overpopulated species in a desert ecosystem?

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Answer 1

Heat and lack of precipitation characterize hot deserts, so dominant plants and animals have developed adaptations to preserve water and survive hot temperatures. In the Sonoran desert of North America, saguaro, wingspanly pear and barrel cacti are some of the most common vegetation. A type of yucca, the Joshua tree, monopolizes the landscape in parts of the Mohave Desert from 2,000 to 6,000 feet. Acacia trees and eucalyptus populate Australian deserts, while the Sahara Desert salt flats host halophytic vegetation, and extremely drought-hardy gerbils are the most abundant mammal. Few plants can survive in the parched white sand dunes of the Namib; leathery welwitschia is one of them. Reptiles, birds of prey and mammals specially adapted to hot, dry conditions -- including nocturnal and burrowing mammals -- tend to be the dominant fauna in desert ecosystems.

Answer 2

so I know there are a lot of cacti there... could that be one also?

Answer 3

yeah im sure it can be sense it would be a plant that is living

Answer 4

and then how would it affect the ecosystem? Like the reindeer ran out of food, so they died off. I am just not sure about if it will harm the ecosystem

Answer 5

have u received help yet e.e

Answer 6

Oh I am way past this assignment. Thanks. I forgot to close it