How Do You Make A Self-Sustaining Ecosystem?
Energy is captured from the sun by plants and is passed through ecosystems. Energy collected by the sun by plants is consumed by animals (which can be consumed by other animals) and used for metabolism, growth and reproduction. Plant and animal waste and biomass created from this energy is broken down by decomposers into constituent parts, which can be used by plants to create more tissues. In this manner, ecosystems are cycles and, aside from the addition of sunlight and water, can be self-sustaining. Place fertile soil in a container (e.g., bucket, aquarium or box). You may need to augment the soil with fertilizers to assure there are enough nutrients to promote plant growth but this usually is not necessary. Natural soil will also contain the microscopic organisms necessary for decomposition such as fungi, bacteria and even microscopic worms. However, you can add larger earthworms to enhance the quality of the soil and increase decomposer biomass. Plant plants in the soil. Begin eit
