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Relationship Between Mean and Extreme Temperatures in Diverse Microclimates
Author(s) -
Hinds W. T.,
Rotenberry J. T.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1936874
Subject(s) - citation , microclimate , ecology , library science , computer science , sociology , biology
Routine measurement of periodic extremes (weekly, monthly, etc.) is an attractive method of gathering temperature data, because ecological investigations often are conducted on remote locations, and usually are spread out over several sites. However, if measurement of extremes is simpler, but averaging seems better for long-range study, some logical questions then arise: (1) Does a relationship exist between extreme temperatures and average extreme temperatures. (2) If so, what is the relationship and how strong is it. These questions do not seem to have been discussed in relation to temperature. This paper offers an ecologically meaningful answer to both questions by empirically demonstrating such relationships for nine microclimatic sites over a 1000-m elevational gradient.