Climatic variables such as radiation, temperature and precipitation determine rates of ecosystem processes from net primary productivity to soil development. They predict a wide array of biogeographic phenomena, including soil carbon pools, vegetation physiognomy, species range, and plant and animal diversity. Climate also influences ecosystems indirectly by modulating the frequency, magnitude, and spatial scales of natural disturbances (Clark 1988; Overpeck et al. 1990; Swetnam 1993).
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Swetnam, T. W., & Betancourt, J. L. (2010). Mesoscale Disturbance and Ecological Response to Decadal Climatic Variability in the American Southwest. In Advances in Global Change Research (Vol. 41, pp. 329–359). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8736-2_32
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