Ecology

Do you know how plants adapt them in hydrophytic and xerophytic conditions? From the very beginning of the formation of the earth, the environment is changing day by day. As a result, each and every organism in here, need to make itself fit with the changes happening around.  From that …

First model – proposed by Jude (1940) and Lindemann (1942). Later on more sophisticated models proposed, by Odum (1957), Teal (1957) and Mann (1969). Model proposed by Mann (1969) is shown in Fig.  Two principles apply in it: According to laws of thermodynamics, energy can be up taken only once, …

Biomass Biomass is the weight of living matter per unit area at a given time at a given place. Future of Biomass In aquatic ecosystem, produced biomass may either enter into food chain or undergoes destruction. In lentic waters, nutrients present in biomass get recycled, except sedimentation of small fraction. …

The environment nurtures us in the best way it can. It supplies us with things without which we would fall in an existential crisis and perish in a matter of time. Though these words we all understand make the importance of environment clear, it is us and our activities which …

The water cycle is a cycle that causes the cycling flow of water in different forms and both up, below and at the earth surface. We know, water can be present at three stages such as: solid, liquid and gaseous. These all forms are seen in the water cycle where …

Biology, a mother science concerns everything related to life. It considers both plant and animal kingdom and also the world that we can’t see but abounded with minute life. Considering the aspects of living beings, this science sometimes needs to go beyond the living world to understand the correlation between …

Introduction We all heard the term “Plant”. Whenever this term arises the first view that comes to our mind is a substance that stands for  providing  foods, shelter,  shade and basic things which are must for our existence on earth.  What if the plants could tell itself whether there is …

It’s dark all around and you are walking by the sea with a sparkling blue wave touching your feet .isn’t it so much mesmeric ? As much The moment  is fascinating ,the reason behind this beautiful glow is much more overwhelming. This is a beautiful natural phenomenon caused by life …

Most of us know about “Space Farming” from the movie “The Martian” where an astronaut  Mark Watney (Matt Damon), was left behind, presumed dead after a fierce storm and he survived in the red planet by growing potatoes in Mars. Here the question comes up-   “Is growing plant in …