Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
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Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
G. Tyler Miller’sLiving in the Environment
14th Edition
Chapter 6
Key Concepts
Factors influencing weather
Factors influencing climate
Effect of climate on distribution of biomes
Characteristics of major biome types
Weather: A Brief Introduction
Weather
Warm front
Cold front
Weatherextremes
Fig. 6-2 p. 102
ClimateTemperaturePrecipitationUneven heatingSeasonsEarth’s rotationProperties of air
and waterFig. 6-5 p. 105
Seasons
Fig. 6-7 p. 106
Air Circulation
Fig. 6-10, p. 107
Fig. 6-8, p. 107
Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO
Fig. 6-12 p. 108
Greenhouse EffectGreenhouse gases
Fig. 6-14 p. 110
Rain Shadow Effect
Microclimates
Fig. 6-15 p. 110
Biomes: Climate and Life on Land
Relationship between latitude and altitude
Desert Biomes
Grassland, Tundra and Chaparral Biomes
Forest Biomes
Mountain Biomes
Biomes: Latitude and Altitude
Fig. 6-18 p. 112Refer to Fig. 6-17 p. 112
Desert Biomes
Tropical deserts
Refer to Fig. 6-20 p. 114
Temperate deserts
Cold deserts
Grassland, Tundra, and Chaparral Biomes
Tropical grasslands and SavannasTemperate grasslandsPolar grasslands (Arctic tundra)PermafrostAlpine tundraChaparral
Refer to Figs. 6-23, 6-24, and 6-25 pp. 116-119
Forest Biomes
Tropical rainforest
Temperate deciduous forest
Evergreen coniferous forest (boreal forest)
Temperate rain forest
Refer to Figs. 6-29, 6-30, 6-31, and 6-32 pp. 121-124
Mountain Biomes
Mimic latitude
Islands of biodiversity