Climate & Landscape
This process creates the mesic and xeric sides of the Andes.
What is the Rain Shadow Effect?
This conifer species is now found in both Colorado and Patagonia, with possible detrimental effects to one region.
What is Pinus ponderosa?
This apex predator is shared by Patagonia and Colorado.
What is Puma concolor?
The process of water vapor condensing as it rises in elevation over mountain ranges.
What is Orographic Lift?
This common name of the invasive Misodendrum and Arceuthobium species is shared by a popular Justin Bieber holiday tune.
What is mistletoe?
This process involves species of different lineages independently evolving similar features?
What is convergent evolution?
The name of the continental plate that helped form the Rocky Mountains?
What is the North American Plate?
This activity done by introduced animals at a large scale can decrease amount of available fuel for fires to burn.
What is cattle grazing?
Nothofagus pumilio would be classified as this based on foliage changes with the seasons.
What is deciduous?
This plate tectonic process formed the Andean Mountains.
What is subduction?
Go big or go home (they went big). Land clearing efforts by this group of people largely contributed to the 19th century fire regimes in both regions.
Who are European colonizers?
The scientific name for Coihue.
What is Nothofagus dombeyi?
The winds south of Santiago, Chile switch directions. These two wind currents create the double rain shadow effect in South America.
What are the Southeasterly Trade Winds & Westerlies?
This, say, “faux fur”, is native in one region but not in the other, but fire exclusion allows it to grow more readily, contributing to a positive feedback loop through increasing fire hazard.
What is Psuedotsuga menziesii?
Festuca gracillima is native to this region.
What is Patagonia?