Plants dominate every terrestrial environment, composing ninety-nine per cent of the biomass on earth.
Mr. Siddall says: "In a terrestrial environment, you wait for the butterflies to fly by.
The terrestrial environment of the early Paleozoic was barren of the simplest of life-forms.
Terrestrial ectotherms utilize the complex temperature profile of the terrestrial environment to derive warmth.
Amphibians were among the first vertebrates to explore the terrestrial environment.
Unesco has listed almost 5m hectares of marine and terrestrial environment in Shark Bay as a world heritage area.
Life as We Know It requires solid ground and liquid water — a gentle terrestrial environment, in other words.
Furthermore, the nature and variations of the minor components reveal extensive interactions between the atmosphere, terrestrial environment, and biota.
"What people don't think enough about is the terrestrial environment, which amphibians spend about 90% of their life in," says Halliday.
These characteristics have made us one of the most invasive species our planet has ever encountered and allowed us to colonise nearly every terrestrial environment.
What's the case for thinking that without these gifts, the machines cannot control the terrestrial environment a lot more effectively than we do?
