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Abundance: quantity and or amount of something, such as an animal or plant species, present in a particular area, volume, sample, etc. (Dictionary.com)​
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Chrysalis: A butterfly or moth that is in between the stages of being a larva and an adult (Collins)
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Distribution: an act or instance of distributing (Dictionary.com)
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Ecological: Is relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.(Dictionary.com)​
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Embryology: A type of science that studies the formation, development, structure, and functional activities of embryos (Embryology, 1850)
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Eradicants: chemical that destroys/kills the disease or fungal pathogen (Merriam-Webster, 2017)
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Erosion: Is the process where natural forces like water, wind, ice, and gravity wear away rocks and soil. It is a geological process, and part of the rock cycle.(Dictionary.com)
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Fungal pathogen: this is a type of necrotroph, which is a parasitic organism that kills living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter (Wen, L)
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Herbivory: is the consumption of plant material by animals, and herbivores are animals adapted to eat plants. (Stevens Alison, 2010)
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Indicator Species: an organism whose presence, lack of or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition. They can signal a change in biological condition of their ecosystem, and can protect many other species (McDonough, C and Jaffe, D, 2009)
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Invasive: plants that tend to spread prolifically and undesirable or harmful that it affects surrounding ecosystem.(Dictionary.com)
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Iridescence: a rainbow of color caused by differential movement of light waves that usually changes as the angle of view changes (Merriam-Webster, 2017)
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Lupin: a plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves as well as tall, colorful, tapering spikes of flowers. (Hart, 2016)
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Mutualism: a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association. (Dictionary.com)
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Parasitism: a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.(Dictionary.com)
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Phenology: the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations. (Dictionary.com)
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Predation: the praying of one animal on others. (Dictionary.com)
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Protectants: A chemical that provides protection against the disease or fungal pathogen (Merriam-Webster)
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Relocation: to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location (Dictionary.com)
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Rock and sand quarrying: a place where rock and sand is excavated from the ground (Quarrying, 2017)
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Self-sustaining: maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort (Merriam-Webster,2017)​
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Symbiotic relationship: a relationship that lasts a while between two or more different organisms or species that may, but does not have to, benefit each member (Farlex, 2016)