Rafferty Lab Research
In collaboration with graduate student, Christopher Cosma ([email protected])
Elevational Gradient Field Sites
Moving upward in elevation, annual mean temp decreases from 21.8°C to 7.8°C and annual mean precipitation increases from 12.2 cm to 72.4 cm.
System of vegetation transects repeatedly surveyed
- Provide complementary information for plant-insect interactions
- Concluded that climate change has caused the average elevation of dominant plant species to rise by ~65 m between surveys
System of vegetation transects repeatedly surveyed
- Provide complementary information for plant-insect interactions
- Concluded that climate change has caused the average elevation of dominant plant species to rise by ~65 m between surveys