Some stratus/fog statistics in contrasting coastal plant communities of California

Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) distribution and foggy conditions are causally linked by some authors. Others suggest fog is of little importance to the distribution of coast redwood because stratus, not fog, is more typical of weather conditions in these areas. Limited fog/stratus data from ad...

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Published in:Journal of biogeography 1975-12, Vol.2 (4), p.289-295
Main Authors: Marotz, G.A, Lahey, J.F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cloud cover
Coasts
Eels
Fog
Perceptual localization
River basins
Seasons
Sequoia sempervirens
Soil water
Valleys
Vegetation
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Summary:Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) distribution and foggy conditions are causally linked by some authors. Others suggest fog is of little importance to the distribution of coast redwood because stratus, not fog, is more typical of weather conditions in these areas. Limited fog/stratus data from adjacent northern Californian areas with and without redwood are compared in this paper. Areas with redwood had more frequent early morning and early season stratus cover, but the frequency range within the redwood zone was substantial; fog was infrequent in both areas. This suggests that fog/stratus may not serve as a dominant factor for redwood distribution.
ISSN:0305-0270
1365-2699
DOI:10.2307/3038002