Part Two.
Location on Arada
The Asian Elephants live on the “Hither Lands” where the tropical forests and the savannas are. Asian elephant habitats are most likely very grassy and usually include other plants like trees and fruits. The elephants are only present on the savannas (the orange) and the tropical forests (the green) on the Hither Lands. The temperature of the savannas are warm year round. Its temperature during the winter is around 70*F which is very long and dry. There is a lot of rain in the summer so it becomes very hot and humid. In the Savannas, other animals like lions, zebras, and giraffes hunt and share the land along with these elephants.
However, the tropical forests are usually very humid all year long because of the amount of rainfall year round which amounts to an average of 250cm annually. The average temperature of the tropical forest is 77*F and it stays about the same temperature year round. The plants that live in the tropical forest have adapted to living without absorbing much sunlight and therefore makes ferns and mosses common plants in these forests.
However, the tropical forests are usually very humid all year long because of the amount of rainfall year round which amounts to an average of 250cm annually. The average temperature of the tropical forest is 77*F and it stays about the same temperature year round. The plants that live in the tropical forest have adapted to living without absorbing much sunlight and therefore makes ferns and mosses common plants in these forests.
Environmental Changes
Over a period of approximately 10,000,000 years, planet Arada had gone through some major land formation changes. The "Dark Islands" and "Kalorme" has drifted together and the continent "Rhun" has been filled in greatly with land over time. "Orocarnia" and "Kalorme" has also merged together through a volcanic eruption over the long period of time and has almost become one continent. The "Hither Lands" and "Rhun" has also slgihtly expanded and merged together a bit more. The continents had aligned against along the equator more during the present day.
This shift has also caused global warming. When Arada was in an ice age, its average global surface temperature was at its lowest. Since then, planet Arada has gone from 11*C to 20*C in average global surface temperature for present day. This global warming has caused ice sheets and a lot of the frozen lands to melt and cease to exist.
Although the land temperatures definitely increased, ocean waters' temperatures had certainly increased accordingly.
These changes in land formation and temperatures over time has also caused sea level to correspond with the activities. When planet Arada was at a cooler temperature, it had much lower sea level by more than 100ft. However, when global warming started to become more emphasized, sea level increased greatly.
The biomes have also expanded or contracted based on how their land has changed over time. The tropical rain-forest has expanded greatly in the Eastern Hemisphere while the Taiga and the snow and ice (white) has greatly decreased in presence over the change. The desert and grasslands has decreased slightly globally over the time period as well. These biomes have increased and decreased in size because the global warming has either supported their climates or caused them to fade as more time went on.
This shift has also caused global warming. When Arada was in an ice age, its average global surface temperature was at its lowest. Since then, planet Arada has gone from 11*C to 20*C in average global surface temperature for present day. This global warming has caused ice sheets and a lot of the frozen lands to melt and cease to exist.
Although the land temperatures definitely increased, ocean waters' temperatures had certainly increased accordingly.
These changes in land formation and temperatures over time has also caused sea level to correspond with the activities. When planet Arada was at a cooler temperature, it had much lower sea level by more than 100ft. However, when global warming started to become more emphasized, sea level increased greatly.
The biomes have also expanded or contracted based on how their land has changed over time. The tropical rain-forest has expanded greatly in the Eastern Hemisphere while the Taiga and the snow and ice (white) has greatly decreased in presence over the change. The desert and grasslands has decreased slightly globally over the time period as well. These biomes have increased and decreased in size because the global warming has either supported their climates or caused them to fade as more time went on.
Impact on Other Organisms
Global warming has caused a major shift in the placement of planet Arada's continents causing come to merge and expand while others decreased in size or existence. The animal species on the "Hither Lands" and "Rhun" had to merge because of their continents coming together over time. They would have to adapted to the changing temperatures and new land masses. The species on the "Dark Islands" and the species on "Kalorme" would have to have done the same thing because their continents also merged with each other. Species in the icey parts of planet Arada and the Taiga biome would have partially died off because those biomes decreased over time. The ones that are left must have evolved and adapted in some form or fashion to survive the planet's global warming. The species on "Orocarnia" and the ones on the "Dark Islands" and "Kalorme" would have then merged because as more time passed, those three continents shifted together, allowing each other access, along with their species and different biomes.