Sentences with phrase «at the highest elevations on»

Previous research has shown that plants at the highest elevations on mountains (and in the polar regions) have been shifting to adjust to global warming.

If this were the case, females at high elevation on each mountain are more likely to encounter a male from low elevation from the same mountain rather than a male from high elevation from a different mountain.

Because this building is at the highest elevation on our property, at night you can look across a valley to the Platanar Volcano and see dusting of lights from the local towns and villages.

Since we were trying to amass money to do something significant, the traditional school of thinking would have been to talk about product quality; you know, talk about the fact that all the beans are grown at a high elevation on the flanks of volcanoes usually 10 degrees north or south of the equator, and so on.

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The city sits on a high plateau at an elevation of 4,475 feet.

And because the OCC campus is on the highest elevation in Oklahoma County, and the track is built on an incline above the campus, and its second curve faces the southwest — whence the winds normally come — it can be semiscientifically deduced that the second curve at the OCC track is just about the windiest corner in the U.S. in early spring.

The air pressure atop Mount McKinley is lower than is found at the same elevation on other high mountains in temperate latitudes.

The island sits directly on the equator, at sea level and far from any high elevation, so what happens there is a good indication of what's happening in the wider tropical Pacific Ocean.

Box pointed to nearly ice - sheet - wide melting on Greenland, with extensive surface melting documented for first time at the highest elevations of ice sheet, and the longest melt season since satellite observations began in 1979.

Ancient river gravels embedded in travertine high on the canyon walls can be dated to reveal «the time when the river was at that old elevation.»

With high metabolic rates and thick fur (including inside their ears and on the bottoms of their feet), they are well adapted to the cold temperatures at high elevations.

«On Sulawesi, there is a lot of ground to cover and most of it hasn't been surveyed before, especially at high elevation,» Esselstyn said.

While the specific cause of the Yosemite toad's decline is unknown, meadow restoration across the high Sierras is of importance to land managers focusing on watershed health to maintain clean and sustainable water supplies for the populations at lower elevations.

Goordial, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill University has spent the past four years looking for signs of active microbial life in permafrost soil taken from one of the coldest, oldest and driest places on Earth: in University Valley, located in the high elevation McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, where extremely cold and dry conditions have persisted for over 150,000 years.

At lower elevations, plateau dwellers simply incorporated a bit of barley into their millet - heavy diet, but the high - altitude farmers appear to have abandoned millet altogether and relied almost completely on the new, hardier grain, the team reports online today in Science.

But other genetic data suggests that at least one high - elevation gene appeared in Tibetans only between 2750 and 5500 years ago — more in line with the appearance of high - elevation agriculture on the plateau.

Seems the bears snack on the fruits that are found at the foot of the mountains in spring and then make the climb to higher elevations to enjoy young leaves and buds and flowers, particularly as the season progresses.

Mission scientists speculate that perhaps methane in the atmosphere on Pluto behaves like water in the air on Earth, building up on the ground as frost at the highest (and coldest) elevations.

Sampling song from males at high and low elevations from two different mountains allowed us to (i) assess the presence of any differences in song structure at different elevations and (ii) consider the potential mechanism generating variation or song dialects on a small spatial scale.

Mosses with the «dead» radiocarbon were found at high elevations, on pedestals of rock with persistent ice caps that are now slowly melting away.

Given that these birds rely heavily on food caches to survive winter, it seems likely that low elevation birds would be less successful at high elevations due to their lower food caching propensity and inferior memory abilities.

At Southern Cross University, Dr Dave Newell has been conducting extensive studies on cane toads at high elevations in the Border RangeAt Southern Cross University, Dr Dave Newell has been conducting extensive studies on cane toads at high elevations in the Border Rangeat high elevations in the Border Ranges.

There's also more emphasis on hydration for athletes who train at higher elevation.

Band performance times and onsite experiences have been announced for the first - ever High Elevation Rock Festival on Saturday, September 10, at the world famous Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre outside of Denver, CO..

The layout features a variety of high - speed corners and daunting elevation changes that audiences can see live on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 21.

We'll reserve judgement on the sometimes pronounced launch lag we experienced, as our test drive over Colorado's Independence Pass ranged in elevation from 2,400 to 3,700 metres and at temperatures in the high 30s (C).

(ref) At its best, persistently high SDMA results, accompanied by normal creatinine levels, suggest that further tests on your dog or cat are in order: Have you vet check the pet's blood pressure for signs of elevation.

At an elevation higher than most other wineries on Spring Mountain, this family - owned estate opened its facility to visitors in 2008.

Poas Volcano at 8800 feet on the second day of your tour is the highest elevation.

The course is situated on the east side of the Sandia Mountains, at elevations ranging from 6,500 to 7,000 feet, surrounded by the mountainous terrain and vegetation of the New Mexican high desert.

Thie highest elevation on the tour is at Chichicastenango, around 7,000 feet.

A new itinerary from the mountain biking pros at Sacred Rides takes on the Alpine topography along the Swiss - Italian border, with incredible village - to - village rides over high - elevation passes.

Situated on the slope of mount Batur, at the highest physical elevation of any human settlement in the island of Bali, the village of Sukawana offers a great panoramic view of Mount Batur and its...

Vail Peak, at 1589 feet in elevation, is the highest point on the island.

From the Port Hardy turn - off to Holberg the road was mostly in really good shape, 75 % hard - packed and pothole free and there was snow on the side of road at higher elevations.

The climate can range from coast side lands drenched with fog in mild winters and summers to inland reaches baked by hot sunshine on long summer days, which, at higher elevations, can be blanketed with snow in winter.

Anacapa Island is eleven miles from the mainland, and its highest point is Summit Peak on West Anacapa at 930 feet in elevation.

The city earned its nickname, The Mile High City, because its elevation (measured at the gold step on the state Capitol building) is one mile above sea level (5,280 ft / 1, 609 m).

Please bring a sweater or jacket to wear on the air conditioned motorcoach, and to wear at night at higher elevations such as the lodge at the Grand Canyon.

Situated on the slope of mount Batur, at the highest physical elevation of any human settlement in the island of Bali, the village of Sukawana offers a great panoramic view of Mount Batur and its vicinity; it also provides a good angle for the photographer to capture the beauty of mount Batur, Abang and Agung simultaneously.

At this point, the highest elevation on the route, you enjoy your first inspirational view of Machu Picchu.

The multiple day trek truly is one of the most remarkable journeys on Earth, winding at high elevations throughout Peru and the incredible, Andes mountain range.

An interesting side note to the O'Donnell / Steig conflict is the recent paper (highlighted by Judith) showing that rising CO2 is in fact expected to have a net cooling inflience on East Antarctica, at least at higher elevations....

Ablation peaks in May at low elevation Snotel sites, in June at high elevation Snotel sites, and in August on glaciers.

Whereas you CAN heat the gas on Venus at higher elevation.

Now, being a curious bunny, Eli wanted to see where this was, and he had a map from «Trends in twentieth century tree growth at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains, USA from Bunn, Graumlich and Urban to go on.

To understand the population declines in high - elevation meadows on the Tahoe National Forest, I surveyed birds at several low - elevation breeding sites and examined the climate data from foothill weather stations.

Even if those logistics worked out, he said, better solar cells and batteries would be necessary because the state gets over 180 days of cloudy weather, and unless the site is on a ridge at higher elevation, most sites aren't windy enough to generate electricity with turbines.

To some extent, their success depends on whether trees fail to grow further north or at higher elevations because it is too cold in winter (when tree are not growing) or too cool in summer (when the trees normally would grow).

The city sits on a high plateau at an elevation of 4,475 feet.