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    The tundra is a biome where low temperatures and short growing seasons limit tree growth. It is characterized by dwarf shrubs, sedges, mosses, and lichens. There are three main types of tundra: Arctic tundra, which has permafrost and marshy conditions in summer; Antarctic tundra, which is too cold and dry to support much vegetation; and alpine tundra, found at high altitudes without permafrost. Tundra ecosystems have an extremely cold climate, low biodiversity, simple plant structures, and short growing seasons.

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    The tundra is a biome where low temperatures and short growing seasons limit tree growth. It is characterized by dwarf shrubs, sedges, mosses, and lichens. There are three main types of tundra: Arctic tundra, which has permafrost and marshy conditions in summer; Antarctic tundra, which is too cold and dry to support much vegetation; and alpine tundra, found at high altitudes without permafrost. Tundra ecosystems have an extremely cold climate, low biodiversity, simple plant structures, and short growing seasons.

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    The tundra is a biome where low temperatures and short growing seasons limit tree growth. It is characterized by dwarf shrubs, sedges, mosses, and lichens. There are three main types of tundra: Arctic tundra, which has permafrost and marshy conditions in summer; Antarctic tundra, which is too cold and dry to support much vegetation; and alpine tundra, found at high altitudes without permafrost. Tundra ecosystems have an extremely cold climate, low biodiversity, simple plant structures, and short growing seasons.

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    Tundra Biome

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    The tundra is a biome where low temperatures and short growing seasons limit tree growth. It is characterized by dwarf shrubs, sedges, mosses, and lichens. There are three main types of tundra: Arctic tundra, which has permafrost and marshy conditions in summer; Antarctic tundra, which is too cold and dry to support much vegetation; and alpine tundra, found at high altitudes without permafrost. Tundra ecosystems have an extremely cold climate, low biodiversity, simple plant structures, and short growing seasons.

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    TUNDRA

    BIOME
    1
    Tundra
    TUNDRA is an area where the tree growth
    is hindered by low temperatures and
    short growing seasons. The term "tundra"
    comes from Kildin Sami tūndâr 'uplands,
    tundra, treeless mountain tract'. The
    vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs,
    sedges and grasses, mosses, and lichens.
    Scattered trees grow in some tundra. The
    ecotone (or ecological boundary region)
    between the tundra and the forest is
    known as the tree line or timberline.

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    TYPES OF TUNDRA

    1. Arctic Tundra (also occurs in


    Antarctica)

    a. The Arctic tundra


    b. The Antarctic tundra

    2. Alpine Tundra

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    1. Arctic Tundra
     A. The Arctic tundra is a vast area of stark
    landscape, which is frozen for much of the
    year. The soil there is frozen from 25-90 cm
    down, and it is impossible for trees to grow.

    During the summer, temperatures rise


    somewhat, and the top layer of the
    permafrost melts, leaving the ground very
    soggy. The tundra is covered in marshes,
    lakes, bogs and streams during the warm
    months. Generally daytime temperatures
    during the summer rise to about 12 °C but
    can often drop to 3 °C or even below
    freezing. 4
     B. Antarctic tundra occurs on
    Antarctica and on several Antarctic
    and subantarctic island. Antarctica is
    mostly too cold and dry to support
    vegetation, and most of the continent
    is covered by ice fields.

    In contrast with the Arctic tundra,


    the Antarctic tundra lacks a large
    mammal fauna, mostly due to its
    physical isolation from the other
    continents.
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    2. ALPINE TUNDRA
     Alpine tundra is an ecozone that does not
    contain trees because it has high altitude..
    Alpine tundra also lacks trees, but the
    lower part does not have permafrost, and
    alpine soils are generally better drained
    than permafrost soils.

     Because alpine tundra is located in various


    widely-separated regions of the Earth, there
    is no animal species common to all areas of
    alpine tundra. Some animals of alpine
    tundra environments include the Kea
    parrot, marmot, Mountain goats, chinchilla,
    and pika.
    6
    Arctic Tundra

    7
    Antarctic Tundra

    8
    Alpine Tundra

    9
    Characteristics

    Extremely cold climate


    Low biotic diversity
    Simple vegetation structure
    Limitation of drainage
    Short season of growth and
    reproduction
    Energy and nutrients in the form of
    dead organic material
    Large population oscillations
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    CLIMATE AND
    LAND FORMATION
    The surface soil, which tends to be rocky,
    thaws in summer to varying depths. The
    combination of frozen ground and flat
    terrain on the tundra impedes the drainage
    of water.
    Tundra climate is characterized by harsh
    winters, low average temperatures, little
    snow or rainfall, and a short summer
    season. The arctic tundra, in particular, is
    influenced by permafrost, a layer of
    permanently frozen subsoil in the ground.
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    PLANT LIFE
     The number of plant species on the tundra
    is few, and their growth is low, with most
    of the biomass concentrated in the roots.

     Typical arctic vegetation comprises cotton


    grass, sedge, and dwarf heath, together
    with associated mosses and lichens.

     Alpine plant communities consist of mat-


    forming and cushion-forming plants, rare
    in the Arctic. These plants are adapted to
    gusting winds, heavy snows, and widely
    fluctuating temperatures.
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    Plant Life

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    Animal Life
     Arctic wildlife is circumpolar; the same or
    closely related species are found around
    the world. Musk-ox, caribou, and reindeer
    are the dominant large grazers, feeding on
    grass, sedge, lichen, and willow. Arctic
    hare, or snowshoe rabbit, and lemming
    feed on grass and sedge.
     Predators include the wolf, arctic fox, and
    snowy owl. Polar bears, and sometimes
    brown bears, are seen. Many birds nest in
    the tundra shrubbery in summer,
    migrating to milder climates before the
    winter season sets in. 14
    Tundra Animals

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    TUNDRA VIDEO

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    Project in
    Integrated Science

    I – ruby

    PHILIP CAESAR FLORES

    DUSTIN DWIGTH DOCTOLERO

    GREGG ANGELO PEREZ

    ERIKA SHEANE ESTERA

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