Not exact matches
In one 50,000 - sq - foot office building,
productivity increased 20 %
after plants rehabilitated the air.
On the other hand, ecosystem
productivity had either regained or exceeded its normal level a year
after a climate event, regardless of
plant diversity, showing that biodiversity has no effect on ecosystem resilience, at least on annual timescales.
The restorative power of
plants in the classroom doesn't stop there: study
after study has shown that attentiveness increases by as much as 70 % when
plants are used in a classroom, while
productivity and creativity also improve.
After losing 80 % of the world's natural and intact forest habitats, mostly to agriculture, few people stop to wonder how Earth can accommodate these additional demands upon
plants» primary
productivity and still produce food, preserve wild places and maintain ecosystems required to maintain a habitable Earth.
After the hurricane had passed, soil carbon - dioxide efflux — due to microbial and
plant respiration — increased while gross primary
productivity decreased.