Tag: ecosystem services
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Plants as Protection
Ecological Function #2 Plants as Protection: If we observe carefully, we soon learn that certain types of animals tend to hide in specific places – under a leaf, in a thicket of shrubs, or under a fallen log. Most of us have learned that specialist insects like monarch caterpillars can take advantage of a plant’s…
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Focusing on Ecological Functions
Principle #2: Provide food, shelter, and breeding sites for insects and birds by planting biodiverse clusters of perennials, shrubs, and trees in refugia gardens that interconnect. Important Ecological FunctionsClick on each link for more details about each ecological function. Food: Because of their ability to capture sunlight energy and use it to “fix” carbon, plants…
