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FRAGILE ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS

Learning objectives

 

You will ...      You will learn ... become aware of the fact that there is no such thing as "THE" mountain climate   be surprised how organisms can manipulate "their" climate   zoom from large scales to very small scales     some basic meteorological principles   to respect the difference between standard meteorological data and actual life conditions   that human perception about environmental conditions can be misleading

You will understand ...      You will be able to ... how topography and vegetation structure affect life conditions   that understanding mountain climates needs a global perspective   that what looks hostile may be quite cosy for those who live there     predict mean air temperatures and pressure at various elevations   break up precipitation into its hydrological components   judge life conditions from observing a landscape and its land cover type

 

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