By Michael and Aldo

TUNDRA

• Community of plants and animals that have similar traits in order to survive.

BIOME DEFINITION

• Alaska• Northern Canada• Edges of Greenland• Northern Scandinavia• Northern Siberia/Russia

LOCATIONS

• Cold and harsh with low precipitation

• Temperature Range– 47F to -126F

• Precipitation– 6 to 10 inches of water

(with snow melt)

CLIMATE

• Artic Moss• Caribou Moss• Diamond Leaf Willow• Labrador Tea• Bearberry– Stays low to ground and

hairs keep it warm

PLANT LIFE

• Snowy Owl• Polar Bear• Caribou• Rock Ptarmigan • Arctic fox– Short body, thick

coat not as much skin exposed to the cold

ANIMAL LIFE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Average. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 6, 2014, from Weather Sparks Beata: http://weatherspark.com/averages/32906/Barrow-Alaska- United-StatesBearberry. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 8, 2014, from Blue Planet Biomes: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/bear_berry.htmbiome. (n.d.). Retrieved May 5, 2014, from Merriam Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomeDry,cold,and Dusty. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 5, 2014, from Tundra: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-profile/Gabe Hatter, J. H. (n.d.). Tundra Landscape. Retrieved 5 5, 2014, from Tundra: http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/tundra4/tundra4c.htmlLocation. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 5, 2014, from Tundra Location and Land: http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/manateeproject/Tundra/Land.htm

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Map. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 8, 2014, from Map: http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/naturelibrary/images/ic/464x261/location/tundra.gifThe tundra biome. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 6, 2014, from University of California Museum of Paleontology: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-

profile/Tundra. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 8, 2014, from Tundra: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/lands/ecosystems/images/tundra.jpgTundra Animals. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 8, 2014, from Tundra Animals: http://www.tundraanimals.net/Tundra biome. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 6, 2014, from The Warren and Genevieve Garst Photographic Collection: http://lib.colostate.edu/wildlife/tundra-biome.htmlTundra Biome. (n.d.). Retrieved 5 6, 2014, from The Warren and Genevieve Garst Photographic Collection: http://lib.colostate.edu/wildlife/tundra-biome.html