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Ferns are simultaneously involved in promoting rock weathering. while preventing soil erosion. Explain how a single plant can perform both these functions, and how these functions are beneficial to its ecosystem.

          Ferns are simultaneously involved in promoting rock weathering. while preventing soil erosion. Explain how a single plant can perform both these functions, and how these functions are beneficial to its ecosystem.
        

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Ferns are simultaneously involved in promoting rock weathering. while preventing soil erosion. Explain how a single plant can perform both these functions, and how these functions are beneficial to its ecosystem.
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0:00 Hello everyone.
00:01 In this question we have to explain that how does ferns promote soil weathering and prevent soil erosion and how does they benefit the ecosystem? so ferns it extends its root into the soil and with the help of its rhizome system.
00:40 Now further, while burying of roots, the roots penetrate.
01:01 The rocks with the help of certain enzymes or we can say by releasing enzymes and due to this the rock or the rocks they are broken down into small pieces and this results in weathering in addition to this they also help prevents soil erosion and this is as the ferns possess dense plant cover and they adapt to slopes.
02:17 Due to this feature it prevents soil from washing away by acting as hindrance...
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