BIO 2129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Herbivore, Understory, Gatineau Park
23 Sep 2016
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Poor soil commonly in: tropics (iron rich, nutrients leaches into biomass) Rich soils in: regions with underlying soluble rock (ie. sedimentary rock) Tepui- table top mountains!: the soil on top of it is so poor, plants have adapted- there are many carnivorous plants, increased reliance on strong roots with nitrogen fixing bacteria. Below 5 degrees celsius, plant growth cut off. Why plant growth doesn"t increase in the north, even though sunny. (also not a lot of water) For tests- identify patterns, think about underlying processes to identify patterns. From the pattern, dig into the process from an ecological sense. Eardley escarpment"s southern exposure: standing at the boundary of one biome looking out to the next biome. (southfacing slope of northern environment, therefore incident solar radiation is high. Rare plant species in quebec find foothold here. ) Environment is hotter than the rest of the region.
