BI301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Solifluction, Coastal Erosion, Shrubland
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Bi301 slide set 4: the physical environment: part ii. 5 climate types: tropical rainy (equatorial), dry (arid), warm temperate, cold forested (snow), polar. The three categories can be combined (e. g. , csa = (c) warm temperate, (s) summer dry, (a) hot summer = bright green on the map) Summarizes monthly mean and annual records of temperature (left axis) & precipitation (right axis)(also, see top: details can be added, used to characterize the climate for a typical locality within a region of interest. Shading can indicated periods that are very wet, or very dry. Biome: a large-scale terrestrial ecosystem, found in different parts of the world and characterized by similar life forms of plants and animals, and associated with similar climate and soil conditions. Oil & mineral exploration, extraction & transport. Global warming, permafrost thawing, landslips & coastal erosion. Taiga (boreal forests: cold winters; short but moist growing seasons; in n. a. at ~50 n, in eurasia at.
