Category: Ecological Functions

• Plants for Ecosystem Resilience

  Ecological Function #4 Plants as Contributors to Ecosystem Resilience: Implications for Gardeners:

  dkoetje

  November 23, 2022

  Ecological Functions

  acclimation, adaptation, biodiversity, biotic, Ecological Functions, ecosystem resilience, garden, mutualism, mycorrhizal fungi, phenotypic plasticity, refugia, resilience, soil

• Plants as Regulators

  Ecological Function #3 Plants as Contributors to Environmental Regulation: Implications for Gardeners:

  dkoetje

  November 23, 2022

  Ecological Functions

  carbon sequestration, companion plants, compost, cover crop, Ecological Functions, edible plants, erosion, groundwater, lawn replacement, microbes, oxygen, phytoremediation, refugia, roots, soil, soil organic carbon, water management

• Plants as Protection

  Ecological Function #2 Plants as Protection: Implications for Gardeners:

  dkoetje

  November 23, 2022

  Ecological Functions

  Ecological Functions, ecosystem services, endangered species, host plant, insectaries, pests, pollination, predators, protection, refugia, specialist insects

• Plants as Food

  Ecological Function #1 Plants as Food: Implications for Gardeners: 

  dkoetje

  November 23, 2022

  Ecological Functions

  defensive chemicals, Ecological Functions, food, food web, herbal medicine, nectar, phenology, pollinators, refugia, spatial refugia, specialization