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Among the more readily recognizable study areas that fall under the biometeorological umbrella are those that investigate the effects of atmospheric variation and variability upon:
  • terrestrial and aquatic ecology (zoological, botanical and ethological)
  • natural resource production and management (including silviculture, agriculture, horticulture, grassland, wetland and marine systems)
  • stress, morbidity and mortality in animals and humans (including physiological and psychological adaptations) and the potential impacts of a human-induced climate change
  • the built environment (all aspects of planning, urban design, and architecture)
  • economic systems and social activities (including organizational, individual and group behavior and management)

In addition, Biometeorology is very much concerned with the feedback loop, being both:

  • the inadvertent modification of the atmosphere by living systems, especially human (e.g., studies of pollution, changes to atmospheric amenity, and the processes of deterioration of landscape including deforestation and desertification
  • the intentional modifications of natural energy and matter flows within urban areas, and indoor climate constructions