Modeling a bioclimate of the range.

• Main Authors: V. V. Michailov A, V. J. Mordovin B
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Taimyr
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.141.3095; http://www.isprs.org/publications/related/ISRSE/html/papers/822.pdf

Abstract- Weather and climate play an important role in life of wild animals. However, the descriptive approach prevails in bioclimatic researches. This work considers the size of energy losses as an integrated quantitative parameter of climate influence on animals. The base equations of the energy exchange model of animals are given. The bioclimatic fields of the population range are constructed with the help of this model and of fields of the main climatic factors. The Taimyr reindeer population, that is the largest population in the Eurasian continent, is chosen as the concrete object of the research. The essential difference between bioclimatic field of the range and the individual fields of basic climatic factors is clarified. The hypothesis about influence of a range bioclimate on a territorial distribution of wild animals according to a principle of a minimum of heat dissipation is put forward. Key words: Bioclimate, range, energy losses model, maps, climate, reindeer.