Life Zone Ecology

actual evapotranspiration agricultural altitudinal belts animal areas atmospheric association classification climatic association cloud forest Colombia conifers considerable correlated corresponding Costa Rica crop definite diagram distinct divisions dominant Dry Forest dry season earth ecologist ecosystem Ecuador edaphic effects environment epiphytes equilibrium evaporation evolution fertility Forest Life Zone FOREST Plate grazing growth guide lines height herbaceous hexagon human ecological system humidity provinces increase indicate land latitudinal lomas Lomas de Lachay Lower Montane mean annual biotemperature mean annual precipitation Mediterranean climate meters elevation moisture Montane nations natural ecological system natural forest natural vegetation niches nomogram organisms percentage period Peru physiognomy plant possible potential evapotranspiration ratio production Rain Forest rainfall range ratio line relatively satisfactory soil classification soil series stand stomata successional stage surface temperature growing season tion transpiration tropical region Tuira River unit unity line utilized watershed Wet Forest zonal climate zonal soils zone chart