Do large scale continental patterns in rainfall and
temperature affect reptile and amphibian biodiversity?
Hypothesis:
reptile and
amphibian
biodiversity
rainfall and temperature
Tasks:
 Get reptile and amphibian species counts by state.
 Get average temperature and rainfall data by state.
 Plot them.
 Get reptile and amphibian species counts by state.
http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/StateA&R.pdf
Get reptile and amphibian
species counts by state.
…Canada, too!!!
 Get average temperature and rainfall data by state.
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/Climdiv/
climdiv.pl?variab=Temperature&type=3&base=1&mon1=1&mon2=12&iy[1]=&iy[2]=&iy[3]=&iy[4]=&iy[5]=&iy[6]=&iy
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http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/tmp.state.19712000.climo
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/regional_monitoring/us_12-month_precip.shtml
http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/cgibin/Climdiv/climdiv.pl?variab=Precipitation&type=3&base=7&mon1=1&mon2=12&iy[1]=&iy[2]=&iy[3]=&iy[4]=&iy[5]=&iy[6]=&iy[7]=&iy[8]
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Do large scale continental patterns in rainfall and
temperature affect reptile and amphibian biodiversity?
Hypothesis:
reptile and
amphibian
biodiversity
rainfall and temperature