EGS Pippin 6. Why are Biomes useful?

Question 1

Case Study: The useful application of biome-thinking:
* Point 1:
* Point 2:
* Point 3:
* Point 4:
* Point 5:
* Point 6:

Answer 1

• Study on Namaqualand
• Looking at effects of grazing
• Arid system → recovers slowly
• Lots of movable wind blown sand
• Use a specific plant species to hold sand
• Use biome thinking to figure out where it is currently growing and then work backwards to determine which climatic and soil associations there are and if we can successfully plant it in this area to restore the land and hold down sand

Question 2

In what ways might biomes be useful metrics?

Answer 2

• Good for modelling on a macro scale
• They are simple units → useful