My harmonious padlet by santiago lopez

Kate McAlpine

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 14:34:33 UTC

“ the lower rate of herbicide effectively controlled plectranthus and resulted in a better outcome for native plant species richness compared to the full rate”

Patrina Darrah

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 14:35:07 UTC

“According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), around 40% of the world’s plant species are threatened with extinction.”

Forest service shield

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 14:38:58 UTC

“In another project, the Forest Service, University of New Mexico, Rio Grande Botanical Garden, and State of New Mexico planned to supplement one population that formerly had about 150 plants, but by 2005 had dropped to only four plants, with plants grown at the botanical garden.”

Forest service shield

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 14:40:50 UTC

"Loss of native plant habitat is most often the principal reason why plants become endangered. Fragmentation of habitat into tiny, distant patches also makes it difficult for pollinators to find their native food plant."

connection

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 16:32:13 UTC

Forest service shield states that habitat loss is the most common factor for endangered plants and Kate McAlpine says that the experiment proves that the harmful pesticides are affecting the plants

Patrina Darrah

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 16:46:22 UTC

"Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns affect the plant’s life cycle, distribution, and interactions with other species. Some plant species may not be able to adapt to these changes, resulting in their decline or extinction."

connection

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 16:51:48 UTC

Both quotes from these articles highlight the struggles of the different plant populations and they are in fact going extinct or endangered

NASA

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 16:56:16 UTC

"Over the last century, burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂)."

connection

santiagojohn2006 — 2024-09-30 16:58:02 UTC

These quotes both have in common that atmospheric changes are caused by humans constant consumption of fossil fuels which changes climate patterns and then harms the plants due to the significant climate changes over the years