Explanation

Ecosystem is composed of biotic components and abiotic (non-living) components. The biotic components of forest ecosystem are primary consumers (e.g., rabbit, moles, deer, squirrels, grasshoppers, etc), secondary consumers (e.g., carnivorous, birds, snake, lizard, etc) and decomposers (fungi and bacteria). In tropical and subtropical forests, rate of decomposition is more rapid than temperate.