The horticultural specialists at Spring Hill grow and test new plant varieties in manipulated ecological units to ensure heat and soil tolerance, disease resistance and ease of growth.
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This variety of habitats throughout different zones and the vast area dedicated to the conservation of natural resources make it an ecological unit of particular importance and a UNESCO World heritage site.
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The concept of " local " is also seen in terms of ecology, where food production is considered from the perspective of a basic ecological unit defined by its climate, soil, watershed, species and local agrisystems, a unit also called an ecoregion or a foodshed.
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The 30 ethical and ecological unit trusts and closed-end funds tracked by Micropal Ltd, which measures fund performance, grew an average 24.4 percent in the year to June 28, compared with 19.5 percent for the FT-SE Small-Cap Index over the period.
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Quoting " Marks v . Whitney ", the court said, There is a growing public recognition that one of the most important public uses of the tidelands and use encompassed within the tidelands trust is the preservation of those lands in their natural state, so that they may serve as ecological units for scientific study, as open space, and as environments which provide food and habitat for birds and marine life, and which favorably affect the scenery and climate of the area . As a result, Mono Lake is a navigable water, and the beds, shores, and waters of the lake are protected by the public trust.
