IndividualsTemperatureRelationsMicroclimateisinfluencedbysuchlandscapefeaturesasaltitude, aspect, vegetation, colorof the ground, and presence ofboulders and burrows.Aquatic temperaturesGO2003.10.24
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IndividualsTemperatureRelationsVegetationShadingofsoil surfacebylow shrubs lowersmaximumtemperatures.Alayerof leaf litterGreater leaf area andlowersmaximumnumeroustwigsoftallSoil surface in fullshrubs interceptmoretemperaturesevenmore.sun heats.to highlighr,creating thetcmperaturescoolest temperatures.23°cinsoll21Cintitter27Cin soil48Cinbare soil29°Cin litterunder tall shrub.under tall shrub.under low shrub.away from shrubs.under low shrub.FIGURE4.3Desert shrubsand microclimate(datafrom ParmenterParameterand Cheney1989)102003.10.24
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