PPT-Ecological Climatology

From Climate to Vegetation II The Adaptive Choices Plants Make Lecture 3 The Adaptive Choices Plants Make Leaf Color The Adaptive Choices Plants Make Leaf Shape Most leaves in cold climates have teeth or lobes at their edges to avoid getting torn when they open. North. East. West. Sunrise. Sunset. Azimuth Angle. (From South). Altitude. altitude . angle. horizontal surface. . perpendicular . to surface. zenith . angle. Sun. Figure 4.1. Ecological Climatology © 2008 G. Bonan. Daniel B. Thompson, Lance F. Bosart and . Daniel Keyser. Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences. University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY 12222. Thomas A. Wasula. NOAA/NWS, Albany, NY. Matthew Kramar. Sedimentary. Metamorphic. Rock. Very slowly weathered minerals. (e.g., quartz, muscovite). Slowly weathered minerals. (e.g., feldspars, biotite). Easily weathered minerals. (e.g., augite, hornblende, olivine). -5. -4. -3. -2. -1. 0. 1. 2. 0. 25. 50. 75. 100. 125. 150. 175. 200. 225. 250. Temperature Anomaly (. C. ). 160. 170. 180. 190. 200. Annual Solar Radiation (W. . m. -2. ). 0. 25. 50. 75. 100. 125. Anthony R. Lupo. 302 E ABNR Building. Department of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science . University of Missouri . Columbia, MO 65211. Phone: 573-884-1638 . Email: . LupoA@missouri.edu. Web.missouri.edu/~. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1650. 1700. 1750. 1800. 1850. 1900. 1950. 2000. July Temperature (. . C). Figure 7.1. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1970. 1975. 1980. 1985. 1990. 1995. 2000. July Temperature (. Interception. Throughfall. Stemflow. Evaporation. Transpiration. Evaporation. Ocean . Lake. . Ground water. Overland. flow. Return. flow. Infiltration. Redistribution. Evaporation. Snow pack. Percolation. Temperature. Soil Water. Biological Performance. (abundance, growth, survival). Temperature. Soil Water. Light. Low. High. 100%. 75%. 50%. 25%. 0 %. Growth. Figure 20.1. Ecological Climatology © 2008 G. Bonan. (q. over. ). Evapotranspiration (E). Precipitation (P). Groundwater. Soil. Bedrock. Outflow. (q. base. ). Topographic Divide. Inflow. (G. in. ). Figure 12.1. Ecological Climatology © 2008 G. Bonan. 200. Plants on the Move II. Lecture 5. Chimborazo. In 2012, Danish researchers followed in Humboldt's footsteps up the mountainsides to study how much the plant species had migrated upslope during the last two centuries.. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 0.00. 0.25. 0.50. 0.75. 1.00. 1.25. 1.50. 1.75. Leaf Area Index. Height (meters). 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cumulative Leaf Area Index. Height (meters). 0. 20. 40. 60. 80. Temperature. Soil Water. Biological Performance. (abundance, growth, survival). Temperature. Soil Water. Light. Low. High. 100%. 75%. 50%. 25%. 0 %. Growth. Figure 20.1. Ecological Climatology © 2008 G. Bonan. Throughfall. Stemflow. Evaporation. Transpiration. Evaporation. Ocean . Lake. . Ground water. Overland. flow. Return. flow. Infiltration. Redistribution. Evaporation. Snow pack. Percolation. Capillary. Rock. Very slowly weathered minerals. (e.g., quartz, muscovite). Slowly weathered minerals. (e.g., feldspars, biotite). Easily weathered minerals. (e.g., augite, hornblende, olivine). Chemical. Weathering.