Visualizing Environmental Science

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132 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution Average monthly precipitation in cm 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Months 10 15 20 5 0 –5 –10 –15 –20 ...

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Arizona Desert. Biomes differ in the relative amounts of precipitation they receive and in the seasonal distribution of precipit ...

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134 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution Average monthly precipitation in cm 14 16 18 20 22 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Months 10 15 20 5 0 –5 ...

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132 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution Average monthly precipitation in cm 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Months 10 15 20 5 0 –5 –10 –15 –20 ...

136 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution Average monthly temperature in °C Average monthly precipitation in cm JMMJJASONDF A 14 12 ...

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134 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution Average monthly precipitation in cm 14 16 18 20 22 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Months 10 15 20 5 0 –5 ...

138 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution so steep that firefighters often cannot use mechanized equipment but must transport equip ...

include deer, bears, and many small mammals and birds. In Europe and North America, logging and land clearing for farms, tree pl ...

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136 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution Average monthly temperature in °C Average monthly precipitation in cm JMMJJASONDF A 14 12 ...

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