Warming temperatures associated with global climate change pose a threat to amphibians throughout much of the tropics. Despite consistent increases in average annual temperature observed at the regional scale, local temperature maxima differ based on the type of landcover in any one particular area (e.g., continuous forest, fragmented forest, agriculture, etc.). From what you know about the importance of scale in Landscape Ecology, propose a hypothesis for both the regional and local scales that might explain observed declines in tropical amphibians at each of these two scales. Describe a test for each of these two hypotheses using all the steps of deduction. When you've finished your research designs, briefly state the major area of study in Landscape Ecology that best describes the differences in ecological processes for your two hypotheses.