climate and terrestrial biodiversity
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Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity. Climate – general pattern of weather conditions over long periods of time Temporal scales (decadal to millennia) “Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get” Climate shaped by patterns of air, moisture, and heat circulation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
• Climate – general pattern of weather conditions over long periods of time
• Temporal scales (decadal to millennia)• “Climate is what we expect, weather is what
we get”• Climate shaped by patterns of air, moisture,
and heat circulation• Three factors drive climate:
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1. Uneven Heating of Earth’s Surface
Heating and cooling
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Properties of Air, Water,and Land
• Heat and ocean evaporation
• Heat transfer• Evaporation drives
creates the convection cells
• Cycle air, heat, and moisture
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3. Rotation of Earth on Axis
Prevailing winds and currents
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Greenhouse Gases
• Water vapor, CO2, CH4, and N2O
• Earth gives off heat (infrared)
• Greenhouse gases absorb and return some heat to lower atmosphere
• More greenhouse gasses, more heat return
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If deserts are supposed to be here and forests there, why are there exceptions?
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Fig. 7-10, p. 147
Cold Polar
TundraSubpolar
TemperateConiferous forest
Desert
Deciduous forest
GrasslandChaparral Tropical
Hot
DesertWet Rain forest Savanna
Tropical seasonal
forest
Dry
Scrubland
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Fig. 7-7, p. 145
Prevailing winds pick up moisture from an ocean.
On the windward side of a mountain range, air rises, cools, and releases moisture.
On the leeward side of the mountain range, air descends, warms, and releases little moisture.
Features of Earth’s Surface Change Climatic Patterns
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Fig. 7-9, p. 147
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Surface Currents Influence Regional Climates
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Remainder of the Chapter describes biomes and adaptation of biota. Review and compare
within and between biome types
Fig. 7-9, p. 147
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