Abiotic factors
Abiotic a Factors as physical, not derived from living organisms, it includes all the non living factors in an ecosystem. The abiotic factors associated with the alpine biome are temperature, rainfall, seasons, Altitude, uv levels, wind levels and carbon dioxide levels.
Temperature - The Central Eastern Alps have very low temperatures, ranging between 5 and 15 in summer, and well below freezing in the winter. Temperature can be judges as it drops approximately 10 degrees when the altitude is increased by 1000 metres.
Rainfall - The alpine Biome/Austrian alps does not receive high levels of rain fall or precipitation. This is as a result of the air that is rising cools very quickly, loosing its ability to retain moisture, which means that clouds are unable to form.
Seasons - long winters and very short summers are usual for the Austrian Alps. Winter will usually last for approximately 8 months from October to May and summer lasts for just 4 months between the months of June and September.
Altitude - alpine biomes have incredibly high altitudes, starting at 3000 metres above sea level. Having such a high altitude causes low temperature, low levels of carbon dioxide, extreme weather, snow falls and little vegetation.
UV - extremely high levels of UV in the Central Eastern Alps. This is as a result of minimal atmosphere to filter rays of light projected from the sun.
Wind - this depends on which side of the mountain you are on. One side will be battered by gale force winds, the other will be protected. The sides that are protected will have higher levels of vegetation.
Carbon Dioxide - low levels of carbon dioxide, the greater the altitude, the lower the carbon dioxide level. This is the reason why only small shubs and vegetation survives because they has no way of creating photosynthesis.
Abiotic a Factors as physical, not derived from living organisms, it includes all the non living factors in an ecosystem. The abiotic factors associated with the alpine biome are temperature, rainfall, seasons, Altitude, uv levels, wind levels and carbon dioxide levels.
Temperature - The Central Eastern Alps have very low temperatures, ranging between 5 and 15 in summer, and well below freezing in the winter. Temperature can be judges as it drops approximately 10 degrees when the altitude is increased by 1000 metres.
Rainfall - The alpine Biome/Austrian alps does not receive high levels of rain fall or precipitation. This is as a result of the air that is rising cools very quickly, loosing its ability to retain moisture, which means that clouds are unable to form.
Seasons - long winters and very short summers are usual for the Austrian Alps. Winter will usually last for approximately 8 months from October to May and summer lasts for just 4 months between the months of June and September.
Altitude - alpine biomes have incredibly high altitudes, starting at 3000 metres above sea level. Having such a high altitude causes low temperature, low levels of carbon dioxide, extreme weather, snow falls and little vegetation.
UV - extremely high levels of UV in the Central Eastern Alps. This is as a result of minimal atmosphere to filter rays of light projected from the sun.
Wind - this depends on which side of the mountain you are on. One side will be battered by gale force winds, the other will be protected. The sides that are protected will have higher levels of vegetation.
Carbon Dioxide - low levels of carbon dioxide, the greater the altitude, the lower the carbon dioxide level. This is the reason why only small shubs and vegetation survives because they has no way of creating photosynthesis.