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Tundra

Tundra. Danielle Hickman. What is a Tundra. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen. Temperature. Annual Rainfall. Between 6 to 10 inches That includes melted snow. . Vegetation. Arctic moss Arctic willow

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Tundra

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  1. Tundra Danielle Hickman

  2. What is a Tundra • a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

  3. Temperature

  4. Annual Rainfall • Between 6 to 10 inches • That includes melted snow.

  5. Vegetation • Arctic moss • Arctic willow • Bearberry • Caribou moss • Diamond – leaf willow • Labrador tea • Pasque flower • Tufted saxifrage

  6. Animals • Polar bear • Musk oxen • Arctic fox • Ermine • Grizzly bear • Snowy owl

  7. Net Primary Production • Lowest of many ecosystems • It is about 0.6% of worlds total

  8. Location • Very high latitude • Above 61° north

  9. Limiting Factors • Temperature • Nutrient availability • Moisture levels

  10. Human Impact • Lichen is a food source for many animals and air pollution is creating smog clouds that contaminate the lichen. • Oil rigs and the creation of roads through the tundra is destroying the habitat for the animals and plants that live there. • If oil was to spill here it could many of the animals and plants causing near extinction for some.

  11. Works Cited • http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-threats/ • http://www.lichen.com/ • http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/tundra.html • http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-profile/

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