Living with Nature

Dr Abe V Rotor

Farm Life in acrylic, AVRotor

Review Guide in Advanced Ecology, UST Graduate School

1. The pond is a miniature lake, a minuscule of the sea.

2. "The ultimate test of any civilization is the endurance of Mother Nature in keeping up with man's endless needs."

3. Phytoplankton provide three-fourth of the earth's oxygen supply.

4. Natural healing with pet therapy

5. Make your pet dog happy.

6. Hantik is a natural predator, a biological agent in pest control.

7. During WWI wounded soldiers left in the field survived from their wounds.

8. Return of Ipil-ipil shows Nature's healing process.

9. The island of Corrigidor was re-vegetated immediate after WW II.

10. Pesticide-free vegetables.

11. Bryophytes - link of protists and true plants.

12. Home gardening success depends on basic requirements.

13. Bahay Kubo - center of self-sufficiency and good life.

14. Homestead features Home, Sweet Home with Nature.

15. Garlic - oldest natural medicine.

16. Superstitious beliefs in ethnobotany.

17. Gene piracy is the biological counterpart of intellectual rights piracy.

18. Basic landscaping principles.

19. How do you enjoy your favorite fruits?

20. Can you grow pechay without soil?

21. What is the most bitter vegetable?

22. Famine or hunger plants.

23. What is dragon fruit, Alstonia scholaris, Pterocarpus indicus?

24. Most popular sea vegetables in the market.

25. "... and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing..." ~

References: The Living with Nature Handbook, AVR; and Living with Nature in Our Times, AVR