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Tundra

A treeless region characterized by extremely low temperatures, little precipitation and poor nutrients.

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Why is the tundra the second most deadliest environment?

Threats

  • The melting of the permafrost as a result of global warming could radically change the landscape and what species are able to live there.
  • Ozone depletion at the North and South Poles means stronger ultraviolet rays that will harm the tundra.
  • Air pollution can cause smog clouds that contaminate lichen, a significant food source for many animals.
  • Exploration of oil, gas, and minerals and construction of pipelines and roads can cause physical disturbances and habitat fragmentation.
  • Oil spills can kill wildlife and significantly damage tundra ecosystems.
  • Buildings and roads put heat and pressure on the permafrost, causing it to melt.
  • Invasive species push aside native vegetation and reduce diversity of plant cover.

Do earthworms live in the tundra?

Yes. 4 species of earthworms from the Family Lumbricidae were found in Alpine Tundra in the Urals (Russia). Enchytracids have a tendency to be found in Arctic Tundra.

What do bears in the alpine tundra eat?

they eat bear berries mostly and some other berries too.

What is tundra and living animals in it?

Tundra is the type of ground in places. The animals in the place depend on the tundra. Like a desert is perfect for snakes, road runners,ect..

Why do few plants grow in tundra?

It is very cold and the plants cannot survive.

If you want your answer in a biology view of point, then:

Plants cannot survive in the cold because cold makes the chloroplast in the plant not function correctly, and this is also the reason why leaves of trees turn red and orange during the fall and fall off during the winter.

However, there are some plants that can survive in the cold, like shrubs.

What are the Tundra ecological concerns?

1. Oil and gas development-->global warming: only 6 months left of natural oil; permafrost melts and tundra ecosystems collapse: as permafrost begins to decay, (dead plants) release more carbon dioxide and accelerate global warming

2. Ozone depletion in North/South poles: stronger UV rays destroy tundra

3. Air pollution: poisons lichen, which feeds many animals

4. Buildings and roads: put heat on permafrost and cause it to melt

5. Invasive species: push aside native vegetation and reduce diversity of plant cover

6. Oil spills can kill wild life and significantly damage tundra ecosystems.

Hope this helps

What is the effect of humans on the tundra ecosystem?

Well....... its partly global warming because the Ozone layer is having more holes and its not trapping heat and a nother type of pollution is chemical that goes with global warming to so all you have to do to save the tundra is reduse reuse and recycle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where can you find Tundra?

Depending on which tundra, you may find one in Alaska , Asia , Europe, Canada, or even Iceland.

Vegetation in the tundra?

  • The Tundra has a lot of plant life within this biome. Some common plants include the bearberry, arctic moss, Caribou moss, Diamond leaf willow, Labrador Tea, Pasque Flower, and the Tufted Saxifrage. The animals in the tundra eat these plants to survive and gain energy to stay warm. Some plants are useful for humans. The plants adapt by growing short and close to the ground to avoid high winds. Hairy stems also keep plants warm in the tundra. The bearberry is a plant with red berries and green leaves. This plant survives in this biome by staying close to the ground to avoid high winds. Hairy stems to help keep safe from the extreme temperatures Owls and birds in the tundra eat the berries on the plant. The bearberry isn't found in any other biome. The bearberry is the most common plant in the tundra.

What is the adaptation for the diamond leaf willow?

The willow has tough roots which grow both underground and from aerial parts of the plant to obtain as much water as possible. They also have very thick scaly bark which offers protection from the elements and contains salicylic acid (a plant hormone), which is toxic in large amounts. Willow trees are able to take root from cuttings or fallen branches. This increases their abundance The willow has tough roots which grow both underground and from aerial parts of the plant to obtain as much water as possible. They also have very thick scaly bark which offers protection from the elements and contains salicylic acid (a plant hormone), which is toxic in large amounts. Willow trees are able to take root from cuttings or fallen branches. This increases their abundance

What does the artic tundra smell like?

You can smell animals, the fresh crisp water and the recently fallen snow. And mabye you might smell berries and nuts. Possibly even pine if there are pine trees.

Hope this helped :-)

What breaks down organic material and coverts it into inorganic material?

No biological or chemical process can accomplish that. Nuclear processes could, but I suspect you're using "inorganic" incorrectly, and it's impossible to guess what you really mean.

What are some of a tundra's plant adaptations?

  • Tundra plants are small (usually less than 12 inches tall) and low-growing due to lack of nutrients, because being close to the ground helps keep the plants from freezing, and because the roots cannot penetrate the permafrost.
  • Plants are dark in color---some are even red---this helps them absorb solar heat.
  • Some plants are covered with hair which helps keep them warm.
  • Some plants grow in clumps to protect one another from the wind and cold.
  • Some plants have dish-like flowers that follow the sun, focusing more solar heat on the center of the flower, helping the plant stay warm.

What adjectives describe tundra?

Arctic

Alpine

Permafrost

Tundra

Polar

Biome

Terrain

Altitude

Hemisphere

Lattitude

How do sedges adapt in the tundra?

It depends on the type of "sedge" that you are referring to. Here are the different plants that can be referred to as "sedge" and where they live, as well as whether their range includes tundra.

Acoros calamus, also called Sweet Flag, lives in India (where it is native), Europe, southern Russia, northern Turkey, Japan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Australia, and China. It doesn't live in the tundra, although it does live in subarctic pine forests.

Cyperaceae, a group of flowering plants that live in tropical Asia and South America. They do not inhabit the tundra.

Iris pseudacoros, or Yellow Flag. I do not have specific information on where it lives, although it doesn't appear to live in the tundra.

You can see the related links for more information on each of these plants.

What types of foxes live in the tundra?

There is obviously the Arctic fox (White Fox, Polar Fox or Snow Fox) which lives in the Arctic.

However, the red fox is making "inroads" into the arctic as it is no longer predated by the Grey Wolf.

Does the kodiak bear live in the tundra?

The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctosmiddendorffi), also known as the Kodiak brown bear or the Alaskan grizzly bear or American brown bear, occupies the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in South-Western Alaska. Its name in the Alutiiq language is Taquka-aq. It is the largest subspecies of brown bear.

How are the tundra and taiga similar?

Tundra and the Taiga are alike in many ways. Firstly, they both have very cold winters, in the Tundra temperatures can drop to almost -94 degrees F, in the Taiga, the winter temperatures are between -65 and 30 degrees F. They also both have very short springs and falls, they don't really count as seasons, just short periods in between winter and summer. They are also both closer to the poles than to the equator, and are located in the northern hemisphere. The Tundra is located from 55º-70º N, the Taiga just below the Tundra. They are both located in the same continents, North America, Asia, and Europe.

What plants do the tundra have?

Plants in the tundra are relatively the same as plants in many other parts of the world that recieve snow. They go into hibernation periods during the winter when they are covered by snow. Then in the summer they grow quite fast with the immense amount of sunlight that most northern tundra enviorments offer (sometimes up to 20 hours a day of sunlight). Many of the plants are stunted in growth do to the strong winds of the flatland. Things like trees that grow taller will usually grow on the sides of hills. Mostly they needed to adapt to the immense amount of water and acedic soil. Plants such as berries, lichen, and many flowers do really well in such conditions. In which those are the plants that continue to reside in such places today.

What adaptations do tundra animals have?

During the winter animals living on a tundra have a thick layer of fat gained during the summer, they are covered with thick insulating furs or feathers, they have adapted color changing fur (brown in summer, white in winter), they also have short/stocky arms and legs to keep them warmer(closer to the body). Some tundra animals use solar heating to keep warm.

What are 3 non living things in the tundra?

um, if you asked the question correctly......then things like rocks, snow, dirt......those would be some non living things...

Name two examples of an illustrates mutualism?

1. Birds and plants: plants provide birds with food and birds disperse the plant seeds

2. Birds and large mammals (elephants/rhinos): large mammals attract parasites that birds can use as food - birds benefit by having a ready source of food on the mammals and the mammals benefit by having the parasites removed by the birds