General Info
Common name: Mallard duck
Scientific name: Anas platyrhynchos
Diet: The mallard duck eats aquatic plants, worms, insects, and grain.
Lifespan: 5-10 years
Gestation Period: 28 days
Mating Season: March-May
Does it mate for life? No.
Trophic level: primary consumer
Habitat
Mallard ducks prefer to live in wetlands
A wetland is a marshy area, with rivers and/or lakes, long grass, and sometimes trees.
Other animals that live in wetlands include aligators, turtles, grouse, dragonflies, and salamanders.
Carrying Capacity
Carrying capacity is defined as the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
Biotic limiting factors include food, number of predators, parasites, disease, and invasive species.
Abiotic limiting factors include weather, temperature, water quality, air quality, and pollution.