Biology 2581B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ecotone, Heat Capacity, Nikolaas Tinbergen
1 Jun 2020
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Global climate patterns are determined largely by the input of solar energy and earth"s movement in space. Because of the high specific heat of water oceans and large lakes tend to moderate the climate of nearby land. Climate affect the geographic ranges of most plants and animals, any large-scale change in earth"s climate profoundly affects the biosphere. The burning of fossil fuels is causing an increase of the concentration co2 in the atmosphere which causes climate change. Earth"s life is distributed on a grand scale in biomes, major life zones characterized by vegetation type. Because climate has a strong influence on the distribution of plant species, it"s a major factor in determining the locations of terrestrial biomes. Most terrestrial biomes are named for major physical or climatic features and for their predominant vegetation. The area of integration of different species is called an ecotone. In many forests the layers from top to bottom consist of the upper canopy.
