hen complying with her state’s stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Sylvia becomes interested in gardening with native plants. To pass the time at home, Sylvia reads an article about this topic in the New York Times, which is a –
source. She then reads more information on the US Forest Service web site that discusses the benefits of native plant gardening for pollinators. She follows a link to an article published in the Journal of Insect Conservation, a –
source, that shows that native plants attract a significantly higher diversity of flower-visiting insects. A study like this is an example of –
. A staff member at Gurney’s Seed and Nursery company read the same article and used the same research to formulate a seed mix to sell to their customers that would attract the most species of butterflies. This is an example of –
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