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Moisture Availability and Its Impact on Vegetation

Moisture Availability and Its Impact on Vegetation. Treelines and Forest Types. Aspect. The direction a slope faces. North aspects are in the shadows all winter and thus stay colder than south aspects. Winter Solstice. Spring Equinox. Summer Solstice. An Autumn Day. The Effects of Aspect.

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Moisture Availability and Its Impact on Vegetation

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  1. Moisture Availability and Its Impact on Vegetation Treelines and Forest Types FREEING THE ELWHA

  2. Aspect The direction a slope faces. North aspects are in the shadows all winter and thus stay colder than south aspects. FREEING THE ELWHA

  3. Winter Solstice FREEING THE ELWHA

  4. Spring Equinox FREEING THE ELWHA

  5. Summer Solstice FREEING THE ELWHA

  6. An Autumn Day FREEING THE ELWHA

  7. The Effects of Aspect FREEING THE ELWHA

  8. North Versus South Aspect Bare on the north-slope Forest growing on south-slope FREEING THE ELWHA

  9. Another View of North Versus South North-facing South-facing FREEING THE ELWHA

  10. Dry Meadows and Wet Meadows FREEING THE ELWHA

  11. The Effect of Aspect on Treeline Tree Island Snowbank Dry Meadows Wet Meadows Treeline 5500 feet 4500 feet Sea Level North South Pacific Northwest FREEING THE ELWHA

  12. Aspect: The Difference Between Forest and Grassland FREEING THE ELWHA

  13. This project was made possible in part by a grant from Washington’s National Park Fund. FREEING THE ELWHA

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