Principles of Environmental Science
Principles of Environmental Science
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780078036071
Author: William P Cunningham Prof., Mary Ann Cunningham Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 8PQ
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To explain: The reason why green photosynthesizing organisms occur in bands at the equator and along the edges of continents observed in Fig 5.15 “Satellite measurements of chlorophyll levels in the oceans and on land” of chapter Biomes and Biodiversity; and to explain the very dark green areas and yellow/orange areas on the continents.

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