Drought Articles

• Seeds
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Food
  Botany
  Vegetarian
   
  

  Legume

  The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, legume can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). Legumes are noteworthy for their ability to fix ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Ecology
  Nature
  Biology
  New Species
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Ecological succession

  Ecological succession, a fundamental concept in ecology, refers to more-or-less predictable and orderly changes in the composition or structure of an ecological community. Succession may be initiated ... > more
• Fungus
  Soil Types
  Endangered Plants
  Microbes and More
  Nature
  Microbiology
   
  

  Lichen

  Lichens are symbiotic associations of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner (photobiont) that can produce food for the lichen from sunlight. The photobiont is usually either green algae or ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Trees
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Forest
  Zoology
   
  

  Gypsy moth

  The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth of European origin. Gypsy moth larvae prefer hardwoods, but may feed on several hundred different species of trees and shrubs. In the East the gypsy moth ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Extinction
  Fish
  Fisheries
   

  Coral bleaching

  Coral bleaching results when the symbiotic zooxanthellae (single-celled algae) are released from the original host coral organism due to stress. The corals that form the structure of the great reef ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Nutrition
  Seeds
  Trees
  Healthy Aging
  Food
   
  

  Pomegranate

  The Pomegranate, Punica granatum, is a species of fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5-8 m tall. Pomegranates are high in polyphenols. The most abundant polyphenols in pomegranate ... > more
• Agriculture and Food
  Botany
  Soil Types
  Endangered Plants
  Invasive Species
  Seeds
   
  

  Alfalfa

  Alfalfa, also known as Lucerne, Purple Medick and Trefoil, is a perennial flowering plant cultivated as an important forage ... > more
• Nature
  Drought
  New Species
  Wild Animals
  Endangered Plants
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Impala

  An impala is a medium-sized African antelope. Exceedingly agile, impala are capable of leaping over 10 m in a single ... > more
• Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
  Rainforests
  Forest
  Sustainability
  Endangered Plants
   

  Shifting cultivation

  Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Ecology Research
  Seeds
  Pests and Parasites
   

  Plant defense against herbivory

  Plants have evolved an enormous array of mechanical and chemical defenses against the animals that eat them. These tools allow plants to survive and reproduce in the same area as herbivores and act ... > more

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