Rhizofiltration is a process that filters water through a mass of roots to remove toxic substances or excess nutrients. The pollutants remain absorbed in or adsorbed on to the roots. As the roots become saturated with contaminants, they are harvested and disposed. 

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Sorensen index

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The simple matching index

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Ecosystem - A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.

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Four basic processes

a. Energy flow 

b. Mineral cycle 

c. Water cycle 

d. Community dynamics

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Food chain - linear energy flow, with each organism feeding on and deriving energy from the preceding organism. Grazing , Detritus and Parasitic Line thickness indicates the relative amount of energy flowing along a particular link.

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Food web- consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem