Thursday, February 11, 2010

Gloria~Differences between the Arctic and Alphine tundra~

~Differences in place

-Arctic Tundra: In the northen hemisphere of Earth, around the north pole(Tropic of Cancer) 
-Alphine Tundra: Found on mountain tops all over the world 

~Differences in climate 

-Arctic Tundra: The summer temperatures average 3-12*C whereas the winter temperatures average -35*C
-Alphine Tundra: -Unknown-

~Differences in animals

-Arctic Tundra: Herbivorous~Lemmings'~Voles'~Caribous'~Arctic Hares'~Squirrels'
                Carnivorous~Arctic Foxes'~Wolves'~Polar Bears'
                Migratory Birds~Ravons'~Falcons'~Loons'~Ravens'
~Sandpipers'~Terns'~Snow Birds'
                Insects~Mosquitoes'~Flies'~Moths'~Grasshoppers'
~Blackflies'~Arctic Bumble Bees'
-Alphine Tundra: Mammals~Pikas'~Marmots'~Mountain Goats'~Elks'
                 Insects~Beetles'~Grasshoppers'~Butterflies'

~Differences in plants

-Arctic Tundra: ~Low Shrubs'~Sedges'~Mosses'~Liverworts'~Grasses'
~400 varieties of flowers~Lichens'
-Alphine Tundra: ~Tussock Grasses'~Dwarf Trees'~Small-Leafed Shrubs'

~Pikas~


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