The miraculous layers of life that these " islands " sustain dramatize Merriam's breakthrough notion of the life zone.
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The Mingyong Glacier, descending from the summit of Kawagarbo, terminates at a low elevation just before the subtropical life zone.
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It takes viewers on an adventure through a handful of the 35 most biologically rich life zones on earth ."
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Merriam named his life zones, in increasing elevation, the Lower Sonoran, the Upper Sonoran, the Transition, the Canadian, Hudsonian, and Arctic-Alpine.
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Holdridge's system uses biotemperature first, rather than the temperate latitude bias of Merriam's life zones, and does not primarily use elevation.
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The Brattstrom ( 1953 ) to " the Upper Sonoran Life Zone of the Vallecito area and in Puerto Rico ."
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Holdridge's system uses biotemperature first, rather than the temperate latitude bias of Merriam's life zones, and does not primarily consider elevation.
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The climate and ecology of different locations on the globe naturally separate into life zones, depending on elevation, location, and latitude.
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This was followed by " life zones " which included such a diverse mix of activities including pioneering, yoga and archery.
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Climatic variables shaping life zones include mean potential temperature, total annual precipitation, and the ratio of mean annual evapotranspiration to mean annual precipitation.
