As plant life is largely responsible for maintaining essential chemical balances in Earth's atmosphere as well as in its major bodies of water, the loss of plant life to extinction, for reasons ranging from expansion of human settlement to eradication of the rain forest, is a threat not just to biodiversity but ultimately to the quality of human life itself. In this title, the importance of plants to the life cycle of various diverse ecosystems is featured, as is their importance in cutting-edge medical research.
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As plant life is largely responsible for maintaining essential chemical balances in Earth's atmosphere as well as in its major bodies of water, the loss of plant life to extinction, for reasons ranging from expansion of human settlement to eradication of the rain forest, is a threat not just to biodiversity but ultimately to the quality of human life itself. In this title, the importance of plants to the life cycle of various diverse ecosystems is featured, as is their importance in cutting-edge medical research.
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