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Essay

How can you explain to your neighbor that her perfectly manicured,monocultural,heavily fertilized lawn may be contributing to the destruction of ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico?

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Definitions:

Terrane

A fragment of crustal material formed on, or broken off from, one tectonic plate and accreted or sutured to crust lying on another plate.

Subduction Zone

A region where subduction takes place, characterized by deep ocean trenches and volcanic activity.

Welded

The process by which materials are joined together through melting and cooling, often referring to the solidification of pyroclastic material in volcanic environments.

Accretion

The addition of tectonic terranes and other material to an existing landmass, usually along a convergent or transform plate boundary.