Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles

Exercise 8

You probably suggested altitude in response to question 5 because of its important influence on climate. Some of the earliest studies of the geographic distribution of vegetation suggested a direct correspondence between latitudinal and altitudinal variation in climate, and our discussion in this chapter stressed the similarities in climatic changes with altitude and latitude. Now, what are some major climatic differences between high altitude at midlatitudes and high altitude at high latitudes?