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TEMPERATURE and moisture are the chief factors affecting the physical environment of terrestrial plants and animals. In association with soil type, they exert a dominating influence on geographic distribution and seasonal abundance. In Australia, moisture is the chief limiting factor; temperatures during winter are moderate, the mean for the coldest month being above 43 ° F., except in parts of Tasmania and the highlands of Victoria and New South Wales. The essential elements of climate, on which the availability of moisture depends, are precipitation and o atmospheric humidity ; loss of moisture by evaporation influences the effectiveness of precipitation.
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Davidson, J. Bioclimatic Zones of Australia*. Nature 140, 265–266 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140265a0
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