How Does Location Effect Vegetation Growth
Geography internal 2.5B
How does location affect vegetation growth?
I will be looking at several factors that affect growth, such as density, height of plants, how different altitudes affects plant growth, temperature variations and wind speeds. All these are contribution factors that I assume will influence vegetation growth in the TVC.
I discovered that all of the 6 sites that we visited had unique characteristics that made each one different. Some of the landscapes were baron and had very little plant life, where as other sites had dense vegetation that went up to 20 meters high, these characteristics were all different due to the different environments and locations that they were in.
Location One. Mangatuto. 22/9. 1:55pm.
Our first stop was a roadside stop at Mangatuto. This was our first stop and we had little-to-no knowledge of the plants in the TVC prior so it took some time to find them in the alpine book we were given. There was a LOT of rubbish at this site and it was loud because it was next to a main road and there was traffic on the road.
Temperature: 12*c
Soil Temperature: 7*c
Altitude: 807m
How did the location effect vegetation growth? And strengths of the collection of data:
Low altitude compared to the other sites meant that it allowed for better vegetation growth
Since Mangatuto is located on the western side of the TVC, It is exposed to the westerly winds which bring with it moisture from the sea
Since it is on the western side of the TVC is subject to orographic rainfall
Damp, moist environment which allows for ideal vegetation growth conditions
Range of plants from bush flax to silver beech tree
Good range of plants to choose from and to use for data collection
We measured all the plants twice to ensure our results were as accurate as possible
One of the features which was evident at Mangatuto was how the natural processes interacted with the environment, a good example of this was a dead Silver Beech Tree which was
How does location affect vegetation growth?
I will be looking at several factors that affect growth, such as density, height of plants, how different altitudes affects plant growth, temperature variations and wind speeds. All these are contribution factors that I assume will influence vegetation growth in the TVC.
I discovered that all of the 6 sites that we visited had unique characteristics that made each one different. Some of the landscapes were baron and had very little plant life, where as other sites had dense vegetation that went up to 20 meters high, these characteristics were all different due to the different environments and locations that they were in.
Location One. Mangatuto. 22/9. 1:55pm.
Our first stop was a roadside stop at Mangatuto. This was our first stop and we had little-to-no knowledge of the plants in the TVC prior so it took some time to find them in the alpine book we were given. There was a LOT of rubbish at this site and it was loud because it was next to a main road and there was traffic on the road.
Temperature: 12*c
Soil Temperature: 7*c
Altitude: 807m
How did the location effect vegetation growth? And strengths of the collection of data:
Low altitude compared to the other sites meant that it allowed for better vegetation growth
Since Mangatuto is located on the western side of the TVC, It is exposed to the westerly winds which bring with it moisture from the sea
Since it is on the western side of the TVC is subject to orographic rainfall
Damp, moist environment which allows for ideal vegetation growth conditions
Range of plants from bush flax to silver beech tree
Good range of plants to choose from and to use for data collection
We measured all the plants twice to ensure our results were as accurate as possible
One of the features which was evident at Mangatuto was how the natural processes interacted with the environment, a good example of this was a dead Silver Beech Tree which was