Study Guide of Plant Geography for Exam 1 | BOTANY 422, Exams of Geography

Download Study Guide of Plant Geography for Exam 1 | BOTANY 422 and more Exams Geography in PDF only on Docsity! Lecture 1 Exam Study Sheet Plant Geography 2009 Spring I. Introduction what is biogeography – be able to define it approaches to biogeography & what each does II. Climate and Vegetation outcomes of earth's rotation and path around the sun important latitudinal lines (e.g., where and why is the Tropic of Capricorn defined?) important latitudinal climatic zones Hadley cells, Coriolis effect, wind patterns equatorial low, subtropical high, ITC zone ocean currents and their directions lapse rates, Hopkin's bioclimatic law, adiabatic cooling/drying subsolar convectional precipitation orographic precipitation know where to expect precipitation patterns on continents and corresponding biomes (be able to locate these on a world map or idealized continent map!) III. Vegetation vs. Flora Humboldt's contribution to phytogeography – be able to discuss “vegetation vs. flora” Raunkiaer life forms – what are the basic types (be able to match dominant life forms for each biome) IV. Biomes 1. Tropical Rainforest (note examples from Greenhouse Tour #1) where located, climate pattern diversity, complexity, soil emergents & their adaptations dominant families (1 or 2) of trees battle for light, leaf adaptations herbs (a characteristic family or two) lianas (a characteristic family or two) epiphytes (a characteristic family or two) stranglers (characteristic family) hemi-epiphytes specialized pollination seed/fruit dispersal 2. Cloud Forests (note examples from Greenhouse Tour #1) characteristic vegetation some important families what is found above cloud forests in taller tropical mountains, why? 3. Mangroves & Beach communities (note examples from Greenhouse Tour #1) adaptations know a plant representative of both