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Arctic Tundra: The Frozen Desert Stick Reves® Travel Agency Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher Period 7 Arctic Tundra Biome Features • • • • Flat Ground is permanently frozen No trees Some permafrost melts in summer Climate • • • • • Winter: cold and dark Average temperature: -18 F Avg. summer temp.: 12 F Can reach up to 54 degrees Fahrenheit Water forms lakes and marshes during summer • Winds can reach 30 mph • Yearly precipitation 14-25 cm (6-10in.) Plants • Over 1700 species of plants • Examples: arctic willow, pasque flower, bearberry, purple saxifrage, arctic poppy, cottongrass • Shallow root systems prevents large plants Animals • Arctic Fox has short ears and with thick coat to keep warm • Low amounts of biodiversity in tundra • Snowy owls • Mining and drilling threaten animals Seasonal Information • Visit in summer – 53 days of 24/7 sunshine • Don’t come in Winter – temperatures can reach -50F Unique features of the Biome • During summer there is daylight 24 hours • Largest biome Adaptations • Animals, such as arctic foxes, breed and raise young quickly in the summer as an adaption to the long, cold winters. Most animals also are insulated with more fat. • Arctic moss plants store nutrients when not growing so that new leaves can be made quickly in the Spring. Tourism • Polar bear swim (use extreme caution) • Building igloos • Observing wildlife • Joey Chin, Liem Tu, Andrew Weiss, Rachel Gallagher Sources • “Biomes.” coft. Earth floor. N.d. web. 15 Dec. 2013 http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr /tundra.html • “Tundra Animals.” Tundra Animals. N.d. web. 15 Dec. 2013. http://www.tundraanimals.net/ • “Arctic Moss.” Tundra Plants. N.d. web. 15. Dec. 2013 http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_plant_pa ge.htm
