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Colorado Life Zones

5. 1. Alpine. Prairie. Colorado Life Zones. 2. Foothills. 3. Montane. 4. Subalpine. 6. Riparian. Colorado Life Zones. Alpine 11,500 +ft. Sub alpine 10,000 – 11,500 ft. Montane 8,000 – 10,000 ft. Foothills 5,500 – 8,000 ft. Riparian. Plains 3,500 – 5,500 ft.

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Colorado Life Zones

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  1. 5. 1. Alpine Prairie Colorado Life Zones 2. Foothills 3. Montane 4. Subalpine 6. Riparian

  2. Colorado Life Zones Alpine 11,500 +ft. Sub alpine 10,000 – 11,500 ft. Montane 8,000 – 10,000 ft. Foothills 5,500 – 8,000 ft. Riparian Plains 3,500 – 5,500 ft.

  3. Influences on the Life Zones • Elevation • Climate • Soils (Dirt) • Threats • Animals • Plants • Food Web

  4. Alpine Life Zone

  5. Alpine Life Zone Alpine 11,500 +ft. Subalpine 10,000 – 11,500 ft. Montane 8,000 – 10,000 ft. Foothills 5,500 – 8,000 ft. Riparian Plains 3,500 – 5,500 ft.

  6. What Is It Like In The Alpine? Coldest Life Zone with VERY strong winds. 12-20 inches of snow falls per year. Snow gets moved around by the winds. Climate Temperature Around freezing every night of the year. Geography Highest life zone. Located above subalpine and above treeline. Soils Very shallow soils. Soils are mostly made up of rocks and plant roots.

  7. What kinds of plants grow in the Alpine? ?

  8. Plants of the Alpine zone are small in size and hug the ground. This is so they are protected from the cold temperatures, snow and strong winds!

  9. What kinds of animals live in the Alpine? ?

  10. Picas are farmers! Yellow-bellied Marmot

  11. Ptarmagins change colors like the snowshoe rabbits. Who are these ptarmagins hiding from?

  12. Alpine Food Web

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