Dryas octopetala

4/12/99


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Dryas octopetala

Dryas distribution map

Tom on Spitzbergen Island

Reindeer on Spitzbergen Island

Tom on Yatsugatake, Japan

Cronkley Fell, Teesdale, England

Leaves of Dryas octopetala are more horizontal at high latitudes, such as in the arctic, than at lower latitudes.

Leaf inclination vs. latitude

Photosythesis of a group of leaves can be calculated taking into account:

Isolated leaves Photosynthesis vs. zenith angle of sun and leaf inclination

Packed leaves Photosynthesis vs. zenith angle of sun and leaf inclination

Mean leaf inclination vs. solar zenith angle.

Mean leaf inclination vs. latitude for late summer sun pattern.

Conclusions

Sunset in the mountains

Author: Thomas Herbert

Email: someone@microsoft.com

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