Conceptual framework: model response of ecological criteria' phenomena to the primary environmental regimes At a meso scale, climatic variables based on long term, mean monthly rainfall, maximum& minimum temperatures provide fundamental inputs to light, heat, moisture regimes Nutrient regime?? Discuss next week Next few lectures: role of topography in defining PERs at a topo scale moisture regime radiation regime climate(meso) vs topo-scaled topographic effects• Conceptual framework : model response of ecological ‘criteria’/phenomena to the primary environmental regimes • At a meso scale, climatic variables based on long term, mean monthly rainfall, maximum & minimum temperatures provide fundamental inputs to light, heat, moisture regimes • Nutrient regime?? Discuss next week Next few lectures: - role of topography in defining PERs at a topo scale moisture regime radiation regime - climate (meso) vs topo-scaled topographic effects