Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Appendix 22: Climatic Change.

摘要

Climate is a master controller of the structure, composition, and function of biotic communities, affecting them both directly, through physiological effects, and indirectly, by mediating biotic interactions and by influencing disturbance regimes. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKIs) dramatic elevational changes in biotic communities -- from warm mediterranean to cold alpine -- are but one manifestation of climates overarching importance in shaping SEKIs landscape.