Plant Paper

Does climate determine vegetation?  Vegetation in a particular region is a display of the climate within that area. Plants are sensitive to changes in climate, therefore vegetation typically reflects its environment. Photosynthetic rates sometimes vary among plants within a habitat, and across habitats, in ways that seem to make sense because they are correlated with species composition, habitat preference, or growth rates. (cite something from book) Vegetation can also be affected by the latitude and elevation in that area. As you increase in elevation (altitude), the temperature decreases. As you move farther north or south in latitude, the temperature also decreases. Based on this trend, a hypothesis is drawn that In a given New England region, vegetation patterns will mirror in high elevations and high latitudes. It is predicted that a widespread, common species will show parallel changes in abundance as elevation increases and as latitude increases in New England.