A soil temperature regime that has mean annual soil temperatures of 8° C or more but 5° C difference between mean summer and mean winter soil temperatures at 50 cm below the surface Isomesic is the same except the summer and winter temperatures differ by
Referring to a habitat that is well drained but generally moist through most of the growing season
having or characterized by moderate or a well-balanced supply of moisture; "mesic habitats"
Refers to amount of precipitation that an area receives Mesic means that the area is not dry, and also is not wet It also refers to a type of habitat and the plants that are found there For example, a mesic oak savanna has different plants that characterize it from a dry oak savanna
Related to conditions of moderate moisture or water supply Used to describe organisms occupying moist habitats