Vegetation
The vegetation zones describe differnt combination of plants, which grow over larger regions.
Plants are a fine indicator of climate, because they depend on the weather to grow. They need:
They also need nutrients from the soil, to build their tissues. These nutrients are dissolved and transported by water. The soils also form by through the chemical interaction of water with the soil materials, and the temperature influencing these processes.
Click on the different type of vegetation to learn more.
Plants are a fine indicator of climate, because they depend on the weather to grow. They need:
- energy to live: from radiation;
- water : from precipitation;
- heat to grow: from temperature;
They also need nutrients from the soil, to build their tissues. These nutrients are dissolved and transported by water. The soils also form by through the chemical interaction of water with the soil materials, and the temperature influencing these processes.
Click on the different type of vegetation to learn more.