Shon Limuel R.
Paloma Date Oct 25, 2024
Working Idea for research: Plants response to environment Subject:Biology
Group Leader: Nhicksen Grulla
Title: Investigating Plant Response to Soil Characteristics and Slope Positions in a Small Catchment
Proponent: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Research Theoretical Data Gathering Data Analysis Highlights of the Findings
Questions/Objectives Framework Procedure
• How do slope • The study is • Used a • Comparing datas to • Plants on upper slopes face
positions based on the selected field other and conducted higher soil temperatures,
impact plant Soil-Plant- and researchs to lower water content, and
health Atmosphere conducted determine whether more stress symptoms than
indicators and Continuum experiment plant responses those on lower slopes.
stress (SPAC) theory and observed differed across land • Grasslands had the lowest
responses? • The study is using satellite use types and slope NDVI, fAPAR, and LAI
• What is the based on soil images positions values, showing more water
relationship properties like • Analysis of field stress, while maize croplands
between organic matter, based data and were more resilient due to
different water holding satellite data better soil water and nutrient
vegetation capacity, and availability.
indices slope position
• Explore how impact plants.
water content,
temperature,
nutrient levels
effect the plants
Title: How Plants Cope with the Desert Climate
Proponent: Arizona Sonora desert museum
Research Theoretical Data Gathering Data Analysis Highlights of the Findings
Questions/Objectives Framework Procedure
• How do desert • focusing on • Existing studies • The plants were • Drought Tolerance: Plants
plants adapt to plant were compared grouped by like the creosote bush and
survive adaptations from various adaptation strategy mesquite exhibit drought
prolonged dry to water desert region tolerance through deep and
periods? scarcity extensive root systems,
• What and heat. which access water from
adaptation greater depths than
helped plants succulents.
survive in the
desert • Drought Avoidance: Desert
• Explore how annuals, such as certain
plants survived wildflowers, complete their
in the desert life cycles within a single
growing season, timing
growth to align with brief rain
events.
Title: How Do Plants Help in Erosion Control?
Proponent: Granite Seed
Research Theoretical Data Gathering Data Analysis Highlights of the Findings
Questions/Objectives Framework Procedure
• How do • This research • An extensive • Root systems were • Groundcovers: Plants like
different plant is grounded in review of categorized by ivy, clover, and pachysandra
types Ecological existing depth and structure act as a low, dense layer
contribute to Stabilization studies and to evaluate their soil covering the soil surface,
soil stability and reports on binding capacity significantly reducing erosion
and erosion Environmental plant-based caused by rainfall impact.
prevention Engineering. erosion • Shrubs: Shrubs, such as
• Which plant control, with lavender, hydrangea, and
characteristic a focus on buckwheat, create a thicker
are most the impact of protective barrier that
effective in root types withstands heavy rain and
preventing and plant winds.
wind and height on • Grasses: Native grasses like
water erosion? erosion perennial ryegrass and tall
• What are the rates. fescue are highly effective for
most suitable erosion control on slopes due
plant species for to their fibrous root systems
various types of that rapidly spread through
erosion-prone soil layers, binding it and
resisting water erosion
areas?
Title: A critical review on adaptations, and biological activities of the mangroves
Proponent: ScienceDirect
Research Theoretical Data Gathering Data Analysis Highlights of the Findings
Questions/Objectives Framework Procedure
• What • Adaptation • From existing • Qualitative analysis • Mangroves exhibit
adaptations theory articles identified specialized salt filtration
enable where they commonalities mechanisms that allow them
mangroves to undergo across mangrove to exclude or expel excess
survive and mortification species, while salt
thrive in saline, to survive in noting differences in
waterlogged extreme adaptive responses • Mangrove root structures,
environments? environment relative to varying including pneumatophores
• How do environmental and aerial roots, enhance
mangrove stresses. oxygen intake in
species’ waterlogged soils where
adaptations oxygen levels are low.
provide • Mangroves show adaptive
ecological resilience to gradual sea-
benefits level changes by extending
• Have a deep their root systems and
understanding dispersing propagules to
of mangrove higher ground.
Title: How Do Plants Survive in Winter?
Proponent: Knoch Knolls Nature Center
Research Theoretical Data Gathering Data Analysis Highlights of the Findings
Questions/Objectives Framework Procedure
• What are the • Adaptation • Gathered from • Summarizing • As temperatures drop, many
adaptations theory on these multiple studies to plants undergo physiological
that enable how plants databases, identify adaptive changes, such as the
plants to adjust to including Google strategies of accumulation of solutes like
survive their Scholar, different plants sugars and proteins, which
freezing environment PubMed, and serve as natural antifreeze.
temperatures in the cold Web of Science.
and limited weather • oaks and maples, exhibit leaf
sunlight during abscission as a key
winter? adaptation to reduce water
• How do loss and energy expenditure
different plant during winter.
cope with • Evergreens, such as
winter conifers, possess needle-like
conditions? leaves with a waxy cuticle
that helps reduce water loss.
