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Leads to an estimated steady state temperature of 15° C for the planet. What scientific value, then, is there to an estimate of 15° C? There are two values. This average accounts for regional temperatures that may fall below or exceed this value. The answer lies again in considering the nature of the sun as producer and emitter of radiant energy and the earth as absorber of that energy. The combination of parallel incoming radiation and the curvature of the earth results in differential intensities of heat radiation that strike the earth’s surface at different locations.
The net result is that we tend to find that individuals of a species have a temperature or solar radiation level where they exhibit peak performance (high fitness) and there are neighboring temperatures or radiation regimes where they can perhaps do all right (medium to 32 ecology and eco system conse rvation low fitness). , ability to adjust metabolism) traits. 3 also depicts an important characteristic of species, namely a trade-off in coping abilities. These trade-offs are noteworthy because they indicate that species cannot be good at coping with everything.
One way to experiment with flower diversity is simply to cut off selected flowers from plots in the field containing high plant diversity. Such a manipulation is called an experimental treatment or experimental perturbation. If our hypothesis (and associated logical deduction based on it) is correct, then we should see a decline in insect species richness in the plot following the application of the experimental treatment. If we see the decline, we may conclude that a higher diversity of food leads to higher insect species diversity.
