Sentences with phrase «forests at higher elevation»

Montane - The biogeographic zone made up of relatively moist, cool upland slopes below the sub-alpine zone that is characterized by the presence of mixed deciduous at lower and coniferous evergreen forests at higher elevations.

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China's national protected area system has expanded greatly in recent years, but the areas are typically remote, at higher elevations and ineffectively managed, while sacred forests are closer to centers of human land use, at lower - elevations and managed effectively at the community level.

Today, most of the remaining native forest birds are endangered, and they survive only at elevations where colder - temperatures limit the spread of mosquitoes (4,500 feet or higher).

They breed and spend the winter in patches of Oyamel fir forests (at a breath - sucking elevation of 10,000 feet high), about a three - hour drive from Morelia.

At the same time, closed subalpine forests with low fire frequency were present at higher elevations, suggesting relatively wet summer conditionAt the same time, closed subalpine forests with low fire frequency were present at higher elevations, suggesting relatively wet summer conditionat higher elevations, suggesting relatively wet summer conditions.

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.

Those who do come to the Northwest will be faced with an unpleasant reality, she adds, reciting a list of problems expected to strike the region before the turn of the century: regional temperature increases between 5.5 and 9.1 degrees Fahrenheit; drier summers making the Northwest's forests more susceptible to fire; declining snowpack, as more precipitation falls as rain instead of snow at higher elevations, straining regional water supplies and increasing the risk of flooding downstream.