#treecommunities

2025-05-11

The #Norwaymaple #Acer #platanoides is a native #tree of (Central) #Europe that spread northward after the last #IceAge along with mixed oak forests and is still commonly found in such #treecommunities today. Like all #trees, it offers #habitats for numerous organisms, forming complex macro#ecosystems, e.g., the #leaves, where #aphids feed, while the #ant #Formica #fusca is collecting their excretions (honeydew) as food.
#ecology #evolution
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin May 2025

#Photos
© S.F. Wirth

Leaf of Norway maple in Berlin on a meadow near park Goethepark, May 2025, © StefanFWirthAphid on a leaf of a Norway maple in Berlin on a meadow near park Goethepark, May 2025, © StefanFWirthA Formica fusca worker on a leaf of a Norway maple in Berlin on a meadow near park Goethepark, May 2025, © StefanFWirth

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