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Altitudinal zonation of Grand Teton in the Rocky Mountains (note change in vegetation as elevation increases) Nival level (glaciers): [21] Covered in snow throughout most of the year. Vegetation is extremely limited to only a few species that thrive on silica soils. [7] [20] Alpine level: [7] [20] The zone that stretches between the tree line ...
Trees cannot grow at high altitude, because of cold temperature or lack of available moisture. [82]: 51 The lack of trees causes an ecotone, or boundary, that is obvious to observers. This boundary is known as the tree line. The highest-altitude plant species is a moss that grows at 6,480 m (21,260 ft) on Mount Everest. [83]
The generally strong dependency on elevation is known as altitudinal zonation: the average temperature of a location decreases as the elevation increases. The general effect of elevation depends on atmospheric physics. However, the specific climate and ecology of any particular location depends on specific features of that location.
Earth's biosphere is divided into several biomes, inhabited by fairly similar flora and fauna. On land, biomes are separated primarily by latitude. Terrestrial biomes lying within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles are relatively barren of plant and animal life. In contrast, most of the more populous biomes lie near the equator.
[59] [60] Another study from 2006 has shown performance gains from merely performing some exercising sessions at high altitude, yet living at sea level. [61] The performance-enhancing effect of altitude training could be due to increased red blood cell count, [62] more efficient training, [63] or changes in muscle physiology. [64] [65]
A male humpback whale made one of the longest and most unusual migrations on record for the species, an anomaly scientists say might be linked to climate change.
Indicated altitude is the reading on the altimeter when it is set to the local barometric pressure at mean sea level. In UK aviation radiotelephony usage, the vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level; this is referred to over the radio as altitude.(see QNH) [2]
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump may seek dismissal of the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday ...