AUENV120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Heterotroph, Hydrosphere, Phosphorus Cycle

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Augustana Faculty - Environmental Studies
• Course: AUENV120
• Professor: Glen Hvenegaard

Document Summary

Seasons temperature precipitation productivity vegetation wildlife. T-p-p-v are the 4 main that drive ecosystems: tundra and arctic. There"s so many water though low evaporation rates. Pacific maritime (temperate rainforest) *west red on map* Red seed trees, juniper, redwoods (all the way down to northern cali) Moist, moderate temperature (cold is -5, warm is +25) (500mm @camrose) Montane cordillera (cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges,wikipedia) Less precipitation @high altitude (due to uplift airmass) High productivity @ down the valleys high biodiversity. 30 degree range (very cold -31 to +30) South of camrose drop of precipitation; lethbridge has less precipitation therefore less vegetation. Productivity (farm) is good due to historical nutrients from soil. In ottawa, different colours ~ orange, yellow, etc. Very humid and very hot (does not get too cold) Temperature, (air mass is from the west . so it"s not as wet as pacific west) More moist than central canada but less moist than pacific.