Following discussion among lab members, compare climate controls (temperature and precipitation) and the effects of altitude—Figures 29.1 and 29.2. Briefly describe the importance of each control on ecosystem character and plants and animals.
a) Temperature
b) Precipitation
c) Elevation
a) Temperature: In mountain regions temperature is a function of altitude as described in earlier sections of the manual and shown in Figure 29.2. Flowering, growth, seed germination, leaf and soil temperature, leaf growth, and seasonal plant activities are temperature dependent.
b) Precipitation: Precipitation controls soil moisture availability, nutrient availability and uptake by the roots and plants, moisture for photolysis in plant operations, and transpiration and respiration.
c) Elevation: In mountain regions temperature is a function of altitude as described in earlier sections of the manual and shown in Figure 29.2.
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