How do Invertebrates help big trees like the oak and spruce?
Soil dwelling invertebrates are responsible for churning soil and keeping it both aerated and fertile. Organisms like insects (beetles, ants), isopods (pill bugs), annelids (earthworms, pot worms), molluscs (snails), and millipoda (centipedes) reduce the size of leaf & twig litter so it can be decomposed. Forest plants are dependent on these organisms keeping soil healthy. http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/publication… http://chsweb.lr.k12.nj.us/psidelsky/for… http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/v3/experiments… Honey bees collect pollen as food for the hive and in turn pollinate plants. While oak trees are mainly wind pollinated they are also bee pollinated. Oak pollen can make up a small but regular percentage of bee pe
