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'Ongoing fix per section. Flow fix excluded. 30 mins given per section.'

Natural factors
Plant diversity in pekarangans tend to increase as their size increases. However, crop species diversity might reach a plateau in very large gardens. Besides that, larger pekarangans has lower crop species density, due to more constant cultivation patterns. A pekarangan whose size is below 100m2 is considered an insufficient platform of plant diversity and crop production. This considers that the overstory trees (higher than 10m), spice plants, and industrial crops hit a low point of species diversity in pekarangans whose size is equal or slightly lower than 100m2.

Pekarangans with higher altitude tend to have smaller size, increased density of plants, and smaller range of plant diversity. As altitude increases, temperature decreases, thus limiting plant diversity. Coconuts and fruit trees tend to develop better in lower-altitude pekarangans, while vegetables tend to grow at higher altitudes. (too short?)

Accessibility of water affected pekarangans in some ways. Those with better access to water (either by climate or by proximity to water resources) are able to facilitate annual crops' cultivation. Meanwhile, in West Java, when observed, perform better in accommodating plant diversity when the wet season occurs than in the dry season. However, climatic conditions of Java enables the consistent growth of annual plants in its pekarangans, even in parts like eastern territory of East Java, where climate is drier.

Soil sustainability in pekarangans is supported of several factors. Canopy in pekarangans function as a protection from vertical forces, such as raindrops. This is supported by their canopy's low level (most of their plants' heights are less than a meter) that reduces the raindrops' forces. Another factor that aids their soil sustainability is their organic litter layer. The plant canopies' importance in aiding consistent addition of organic litter is even believed to be more important than their direct effect towards erosion (by reducing raindrops' force). Despite that, pekarangans still stands behind natural forests when it comes to their effectiveness on erosion reduction.