Presque Isle Community Ecology Blog
An example of parasitism would be a mosquito sucking the blood out of somebody walking around Presque Isle.  This is parasitism because the mosquito is benefiting from getting the blood out of the human, and the human as the host is not going to die.  Although most parasites don't cause disease, they may cause discomfort for the host, which is what happens with humans--they leave behind itchy lumps and remain there for a couple of days.  An example of commensalism would be a bird in Presque building a nest in a tree.  Commensalism is when one organism benefits while the other is essentially unharmed, which is the case given.  A bird benefits by building a nest in a try high about the ground to lay eggs to keep them safe, while there is no effect happening upon the tree.  An example of mutualism would be a bee and a pollinating flower.  Mutualism is when both organisms benefit, and this is the case with the bee and the flower.  The bee gets nectar from the flower essential for survival, and the bee carries the pollen over to other flowers.  An example of intraspecific competition would be two deer competing over resources.  Since most deer have ultimately the same niche, they must compete over resources such as water, food, shelter, mates, and dominance in their pack.  An example of interspecific competition would be different kinds of trees competing for sunlight.  Since different trees have different heights the taller trees have easier access to sunlight, which allows them to make more food necessary for survival, while the shorter trees might struggle to obtain the necessary amount of sunlight to make their food.  An example of a microhabitat in Presque Isle would be the bog.  For the most part, Presque Isle is a forest filled with grasses, trees, and a wide diversity of animals.  However, the bog is not really a forest-like habitat; it is a wet, acidic habitat and has a swamp feeling around it.  If I didn't know any better, I wouldn't have thought that the bog was a part of Presque Isle.  I'll describe the niche of a white-tailed deer.  They are a fair amount of deer that wonder around Presque, which is a wooded area.  Usually their homes are usually less than a square mile, and females usually travel alone when not mating, and males travel in some packs when not mating.  Mating season is usually around November.  Deer usually eat in the early morning hours and in the late afternoon, and what they eat depends on the season.  In the spring and summer, they eat green plants; in the fall, they eat corn, acorns, and other nuts; in the winter, they eat the buds and twigs of plants.  Deer are prey of bobcats and coyotes, but their biggest predators are now humans and dogs, but other things that kill deer are disease and parasites, such as lice, mites, and roundworms.

Although it may be tough to see, this is a picture of a white tailed deer in Presque Isle eating dinner by a tree.