Why is the troposphere warmest at the bottom but the stratosphere is warmest at the top? How does each of these atmospheric layers influence the environment of ecosystems?

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Chapter51: Ecology And The Biosphere
Section51.2: Environmental Diversity Of The Biosphere
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Why is the troposphere warmest at the bottom
but the stratosphere is warmest at the top? How
does each of these atmospheric layers influence
the environment of ecosystems?
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