When you think about plants, you may have some preconceived ideas about what they do. They take in nutrients and other elements from their environment. That means that they need oxygen and carbon dioxide. They also need water and N to live and grow. However, it is only in recent years that we have understood […]
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Deforestation can affect the water cycle in many ways. When there are less trees, the earth dries up more quickly, leading to the disappearance of springs and small rivulets. The absence of trees also changes the soil’s properties. The loss of trees alters the amount of organic matter that falls to the ground. This, in […]