micro-climates

Tree squirrels have a number of adaptations for coping with the winter, including, but not limited to: food caching, lowered metabolism, thermo-regulation in micro-climates, torpor (frequent periods of lowered metabolism, lowered body temperature, and inactivity), and group nesting.

Do tree squirrels hibernate? 2009

Downscaling the model outputs therefore misses many important micro-climates for this region, which means that the models give the wrong results for impact on biological processes.

AGU Day 3 part C: How good are predictions from climate models? | Serendipity 2010

Planting trees, he said, created bio-diversity, micro-climates, sucked up excess water and gave play spaces to children, while ideas such as using espaliered apple trees as hedges gave fruit, and focus to neighbourly exchanges.

Guardian roundtable: ideas for urban development 2011

Tree squirrels have a number of adaptations for coping with the winter, including, but not limited to: food caching, lowered metabolism, thermo-regulation in micro-climates, torpor (frequent periods of lowered metabolism, lowered body temperature, and inactivity), and group nesting.

Do tree squirrels hibernate? 2009

For this long, narrow country with an abundance of micro-climates, plentiful water from the Andes and disease-free wines has been making enormous strides in the international marketplace.

Thinking of Chile Will Lyons 2010

For this long, narrow country with an abundance of micro-climates, plentiful water from the Andes and disease-free wines has been making enormous strides in the international marketplace.

Thinking of Chile Will Lyons 2010

Clarke Swanson, the founder of the winery, used the consulting expertise of Andre Tchelistcheff in 1985, a man credited with the replanting of Napa Valley to suitable grape varietals to proper growing micro-climates; and Mr. Tchelistcheff determined that Merlot, a relatively obscure grape at the time, would grow best.

Brad Haskel: Chris Phelps of Swanson Vineyards: A Name to Know in Reconsidering Napa Merlot 2010

For this long, narrow country with an abundance of micro-climates, plentiful water from the Andes and disease-free wines has been making enormous strides in the international marketplace.

Thinking of Chile Will Lyons 2010

There are also some marvelous foods that can't be grown in many micro-climates.

Matthew Jacob: Refocusing the Locavore Message 2010

Clarke Swanson, the founder of the winery, used the consulting expertise of Andre Tchelistcheff in 1985, a man credited with the replanting of Napa Valley to suitable grape varietals to proper growing micro-climates; and Mr. Tchelistcheff determined that Merlot, a relatively obscure grape at the time, would grow best.

Chris Phelps of Swanson Vineyards: A Name to Know in Reconsidering Napa Merlot 2010