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Discussions:
Based on the table 1, there have four difference place based on canopy cover and with difference data microclimate measurement. There have a big difference between place 1 and 4. For the place 1 have the highest average in temperature (32.2 degree celsius), wind speed (7.4 km/h) and also for the light intensity (470.0 LUX) while have the lowest average in relative humidity (60.1 RH), and canopy cover (0%). Therefore, the trees that has in that area was not much and has a lack of evapotranspiration process. This place also exposed to direct sunlight which cause highest in temperature and also in light intensity. Also this place was the first record for the data measurement compared to other place which is at 3.55p.m. Possibilities the time affect the reading.
However, for the place 4 has the lowest in temperature (31.7 degree celsius), wind speed (2.4 km/h) and also for the light intensity (59.0 LUX) conversely have the highest average in relative humidity (67.1 RH), and canopy cover (62.26%). In addition, the temperature and the light intensity is lowest because the shading of the trees. Trees reduce the amount of sunlight reaching soils and crops through shading. The relative humidity reading is the highest because of have more transpiration processes that increase the humidity and also cooling the air temperature through water vaporization by tree.
When changes are made in a landscape, changes are made to the microclimate. Microclimate is a result of the interaction between the local topography, landscape characteristics and the regional climate. Micro-climate management offers much potential as a third way next to adaptation and mitigation that builds ecosystem resilience and brings positive impact for agricultural systems and biodiversity. Further, when zooming in on landscapes and the agro-ecological systems within them, there is much that can be done, to the extent that a large share of the effects of global climate change can be buffered by building the microclimatic resilience of the landscape. Resilience has gained much importance as an overarching concept in the analysis of human-environment interactions and the way in which humans are affected by environmental change processes.
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