Arctic National Wildlife Reserve By: William and Zaine and Ben

Environment type The environment type is a frigid winter tundra The environment type is a frigid winter tundra The average temperature is 2-12 degrees The average temperature is 2-12 degrees Celsius in summer. Yearly precipitation (including snow) is 6-10 IN. Yearly precipitation (including snow) is 6-10 IN. In summer the snow never sets below the horizon. In summer the snow never sets below the horizon. In winter the sun never rises above the horizon In winter the sun never rises above the horizon Winter temperature is -34 to -38 Degrees Celsius Winter temperature is -34 to -38 Degrees Celsius

Land Information Over 19 million acres Over 19 million acres 7,700,000 hectares 7,700,000 hectares

Abiotic Factors Temperatures Temperatures Permafrost Permafrost Extreme cold shapes the land oddly. Extreme cold shapes the land oddly. Permafrost turns the reserve into floodplains from melting snow. Permafrost turns the reserve into floodplains from melting snow.

Human Interactions People are debating to drill for oil or not. People are debating to drill for oil or not. No more trees on the arctic tundra. No more trees on the arctic tundra. Hunting to extinction Hunting to extinction Exxon-Mobil oil spill Exxon-Mobil oil spill Humans moving to key oil sites within the Humans moving to key oil sites within theterritory

Human Interactions (Cont.) Explorer’s trucks leave permanent scars on the landscape Explorer’s trucks leave permanent scars on the landscape Pollution from nearby industry infects organisms Pollution from nearby industry infects organisms

Organisms Producers Consumers Arctic sedge Primary: Snowshoe hare Reindeer lichen Brown Lemming Cotton grass Caribou Labrador tea musk ox willow Secondary: Decomposers Polar bear Bacteria Black flies Snowy owls Snowy owls Arctic foxes Arctic foxes

Food web Snowy owl Wolf Arctic fox Lynx Snowy owl Wolf Arctic fox Lynx Brown lemming Snowshoe hare Musk Ox Willow Cotton grass Labrador tea See other food web

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