Food Webs: Australian Woodlands

New Version 4 (June 2012)

Investigate the food chains and webs of one of Australia's most common community types.

The construction of food chains and webs could not be simpler - just drag your selected organism around the screen and drop it in position.

Predator/Prey relationships (links) require only a click on the prey then a click on the predator.

Teacher controlled report options allows you to control:

• Direct student feedback - Visual reports and Red arrows indicate incorrect links.
• No visual reports or red arrows - Reports can be printed at end of exercise. Great for testing.



Model simple food chains over 25 years, to investigate predator/prey relationships, using the model system.

Full Web Modeling

• Up to 30 species can be modelled for 25 years.
• Change the web easily during modelling to introduce of new species and a change the ecosystem.
• Control rainfall. Cause droughts or much needed rain.
• Allow bushfires
• Introduce farming into the ecosystem.
• Animal migration can be turned on or off.
• Graphs of modelled data include biomass pyramid with consumers levels.
• View and print seasonal data.
• Save data as text files which can be loaded into speadsheets etc for later analysis.
• Change species start numbers for your food web.
• Your food web and model data can be easily saved.
• Construct Food Chains and Webs Easily

Available for:
PC Windows XP, Vista & 7 etc.
Mac OS X 10.6 and above.
Suitable for most networks.
Software supplied on CD or by Download.