1. Tundra
Quinn and Nate

2. Location

3. Climate Temperature Yearly precipitation(including melting snow) Soil
Average winter temperature -34° C (-30° F),
Average summer temperature 3-12° C (37-54° F)
Yearly precipitation(including melting snow)
15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 inches)
2nd Driest Biome
Soil
Slowly formed
Permafrost
A layer of permanently frozen subsoil
Bogs and ponds may form

4. Vegatation Low shrubs Sedges Reindeer mosses Liverworts Grasses
NO TREES

5. Seasonal Changes Winter season is long and severe
A short, mild season exists
Not a true summer
Sun
Summer- Up for nearly 24 hrs.
Winter- Up for only a couple hours

6. Limiting Factors
Water
Temperature
Wind (up to 100 mph)
Sunlight

7. Animal Adaptation Breed/Raise Young quickly Additional insulation
Due to short summer months
Additional insulation
Fat
Fur
Hibernation/Migration
Low food supply in winter
Fur changes color with season
Early sexual maturity

8. Animals
Arctic Fox Ermine
Caribou Grizzly Bear

9. Animals cont.
Harlequin duck Musk Ox
Polar Bear Snowy Owl

10. Plant Adaptations Shallow Roots Short
Permafrost
Short
Protection from wind
Carry out photosynthesis in low Light/Temp
Waxy Leaves
Flower Quickly

11. Plants
Arctic Moss Arctic Willow
Bearberry Caribou Moss

12. Plants cont. Diamond-Leaf Willow Labrador Tea
Pasque Flower Tufted Saxifrage

13. Food Web

14. Changes Increase in amount of shrubs Increase in area of wetlands
Increase in temperature

15. Human Effects Oil spills Erosion Destruction of delicate plant life
Permafrost melting

16. Conservation Gravel Roads (7 ft. deep)
Strict Regulations on oil companies
Limitation of heavy vehicles
Protections organizations