Global climate change is expected to result in drastic changes in precipitation patterns. This might mean that,due to the rain shadow effect, the windward sides of mountains might be wetter, while the leeward sides ofmountains might be drier. Using what you know about plant taxonomy and ecological relationships,propose a justified, ecological hypothesis on how plant community composition would change on each sideof the mountain. Your answer should contain two parts: The hypothesis and the ecological justificationaddressing the bold points above. Based on your hypothesis from the previous question, make a graph showing theexpected results assuming your data support your hypothesis. I'm looking for aperfect graph here, based on what you learned earlier this semester.You do not need to make this graph in Excel. You may upload it as a picture, Word,or PDF.

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