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16-September-2008 16:15:13 - Acclimatization Redirected from Acclimatisation Two alpinists Two alpinists Acclimatization is the process of an organism adjusting to chronic change in its environment, often involving temperature, moisture, food, often relating to seasonal climate changes. In laboratory conditions, this process is controlled to one variable change only and is termed Acclimation. Acclimatization usually occurs in a short time, and within one organism's lifetime compare adaptation. This may be a discrete occurrence or may instead represent part of a periodic cycle, such as a mammal shedding heavy winter fur in favor of a lighter summer coat. Where acclimatization occurs naturally, some authors have used acclimation to describe the process of an organism being forced to adjust to changes in their environment by artificial means, such as in a laboratory setting.1 Contents 1 Plants 2 Animals 3 Humans 4 See also 5 References 6 Footnotes Plants Many plants, such as maple trees, irises, and tomatoes, can survive freezing temperatures if the temperature gradually drops lower and lower each night over a period of days or weeks. The same drop might kill them if it occurred suddenly. This process is called hardening and involves several changes, such as a decrease in the water content and an increase in the sugar content of the plant, lowering the freezing point of sap. Animals Animals acclimate in many ways. Sheep grow very thick wool in cold, damp climates. Fish are able to adjust only gradually to changes in water temperature and quality. Tropical fish sold at pet stores are often kept in acclimation bags until this process is complete. Humans When humans move from a cool or temperate environment to a hot, dry desert environment or vice versa, they should spend up to seven days acclimatizing to the change in their environment. This lets the body make internal adjustments see homeostasis to compensate for the change in environment conditions. If the acclimatization process is ignored, then the person is at higher risk for heat related injuries heat stroke, heat cramp, pneumonia. Acclimatization to high altitude continues for months or even years after initial ascent, and ultimately enables humans to survive in an environment that, without acclimatization, would kill them. Humans who migrate permanently to a higher altitude naturally acclimatize to their new environment by developing an increase in the number of red blood cells to increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, in order to compensate for lower levels of oxygen in the air. 2 See also Altitude sickness Vostok Station Acclimatisation society References World Book encyclopedia 1989 Other Ecology 1 US Army - Heat Acclimation Guide 2 Footnotes ^ Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut. Animal Physiology: adaptation and environment. 4th Ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. ^ Kenneth Baillie and Alistair Simpson. Altitude oxygen calculator. Apex Altitude Physiology EXpions. Retrieved on 2006-08-10. - Altitude physiology model This ecology-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Acclimatization Categories: Physiology | Ecology stubs Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages ÄŒesky Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Galego Italiano Polski Português РуÑ?Ñ?кий СрпÑ?ки / Srpski Suomi Тоҷикӣ УкраїнÑ?ька This page was last modified on 3 August 2008, at 08:48
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