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    lives better. Forest is a home of animals, birds, and indigenous people mostly from Amazon forest, which lies in South America. Forest is not only a home, but it is also a source of oxygen, food, shelter, medicine etc. It plays vital role to prevent soil erosion and landslide. We can say that without forest we cannot survive. Although, knowing forest is essential for us, there has been cut down of forest to build industries, town, homes etc. The act of deforestation has been increasing every year,

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    Deforestation (clear-cutting) is viewed in many ways, though the perception is mainly based off the individual. Yet, there are two main sides. One side perceives deforestation as damaging because trees are a vital source of life. The other side perceives deforestation as beneficial because the land is used for different resources such as: paving roads, railroads, or agricultural purposes. Views on deforestation are different between people from ancient Greece and Rome, the Industrial era, and France

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    The Effects Of Plants

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    biochemical process; and plants in order to cope with the negative impacts of toxicity develop and/or adopt a series of strategies (Fig.1) (Hayat et al., 2012). The initial response of the plants to various stresses, including HM accumulation in the soils involve perception of stress stimuli, signal transduction and transmission of amplified signal (mitogen activated proteins viz; SIMKK,SIMK, SAMK,MMK3,MMK2) into cell and acceleration of the cell machinery to bring about comparative changes in cascades

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    Wetlands Case Study

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    simulate a wetland environment. Each microcosm will be 40cm wide by 50cm long. The height of the microcosm depends on the type of plant. All microcosms will be filled with 60 cm of soil taken from an established wetland (2). Each microcosm will have an input valve at water level and an output valve just above the soil level to simulate the hydrology within a wetland (22). Each microcosm will be connected to a pump which will deliver the water from two tanks. Water level will be kept at plant designated

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    with the nutrition growth of the soils and plants, and many plants that have pesticide is bad for many reasons. Organic gardening can help better the earth's environment in many ways to bring the environment at a better state. There are many benefits that helps with the environment. “There are amazing benefits to live healthy soil, both to the plants as well as to the environment.” (WOLFE) The quote explains that moving to organic planting can help with the soil which would later on also help the

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    The Texas snowbell, also known as Styrax texana is a flower located in the Edwards Plateau of Texas. They are found in Asia, North and South America, and the Mediterranean (Fish and Wildlife Service). Three recognized species exist in the Edwards Plateau: texana, platanifolius, and stellatus (Fish and Wildlife Service). S. platanifolius is found in the east and north of Texas, whereas S. stellatus is found in the south. S. texana however, grows in the west. Through examination of its morphology,

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    “How can xeriscaping be implemented on a global scale, in order to further the planets food sources?” “The word Xeriscape comes from two words – “xeros”, a Greek word meaning dry, and the word “scape” which means scene. The term is said to be coined by a Denver Water employee, who thought of a style of gardening that used drought resistant plants, to create a waste-efficient landscape”. (Eartheasy.com) Xeriscaping is an ecological way to garden vegetables effectively, while using very little

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    As the spread of this region contains coastal borders as well as a “natural region biogeography of gulf coast prairies and marshes”. Where the two defining attributes to the area plays a role in the salinity of the soil which require a plant to be highly salt tolerant. Because of the marshes and coastal waters containments of salt evapotranspiration of the water increases the salinity of the surrounded areas subsequently resulting in the visibility of the Live Oak

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    Are you a new homeowner trying to improve the looks of your yard by removing trees? If you've recently had one cut down in your yard, were you left with a stump that's getting in the way of your landscaping plans? Although you may be tempted to pull the stump on your own, tree stump removal is not usually a good do-it-yourself project for new homeowners. Here are some reasons why you should hire a professional company to take care of the procedure for you: Time: Digging a stump up and pulling

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    The monastic gardens from the Middle ages were very practical. The monks used gardens as a means to survival. They tended them in order to get food, medicine from the plants, and peace from the solitude of gardening. There were quite a few different types of gardens including one for vegetables, one for medicinal plants, orchards, and cloisters. The many gardens of the monastery were constructed because of the many duties the monks took on. They used many of the plants they grew to provide food and

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