These variables, most notably precipitation and temperature, vary along an elevational gradient, resulting in the distribution of different ecosystems.
A threat to the population is habitat loss due to lower elevational range, restricting or preventing long-distance gliding needed to maintain a large range.
Elevational and latitudinal migrants, single and mixed flocks, threatened and endangered species, along with many other groups can be found in this area.
This includes pressure losses due to friction inside the piping and losses or gains due to elevational differences between the source and the discharging sprinklers.