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    There are three types of tundra: Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine. The tundra has very little precipitation, cold average summer and winter temperatures, and is relatively flat with constant winds. Vegetation is limited to short grasses, lichens, mosses, Arctic crocus, shrubs, and Labrador tea bushes. Animal adaptations include compact bodies to reduce heat loss, slower growth and less frequent reproduction to conserve energy, and camouflage like the snowy owl's white feathers. The tundra is the youngest biome and a large carbon sink, but its fragile ecosystem is threatened by resource extraction.

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    There are three types of tundra: Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine. The tundra has very little precipitation, cold average summer and winter temperatures, and is relatively flat with constant winds. Vegetation is limited to short grasses, lichens, mosses, Arctic crocus, shrubs, and Labrador tea bushes. Animal adaptations include compact bodies to reduce heat loss, slower growth and less frequent reproduction to conserve energy, and camouflage like the snowy owl's white feathers. The tundra is the youngest biome and a large carbon sink, but its fragile ecosystem is threatened by resource extraction.

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    There are three types of tundra: Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine. The tundra has very little precipitation, cold average summer and winter temperatures, and is relatively flat with constant winds. Vegetation is limited to short grasses, lichens, mosses, Arctic crocus, shrubs, and Labrador tea bushes. Animal adaptations include compact bodies to reduce heat loss, slower growth and less frequent reproduction to conserve energy, and camouflage like the snowy owl's white feathers. The tundra is the youngest biome and a large carbon sink, but its fragile ecosystem is threatened by resource extraction.

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    • Three types of tundra:
    – Arctic
    • Mainly in the upper northern hemisphere
    • Just below the ice-covered polar seas
    – Antarctic
    • Minor parts of Antarctic
    – Alpine
    • Found in mountains worldwide
    • Precipitation: Less than 25cm annually
    • Average summer: 3 to 12 degrees
    Celsius
    • Average Winter: -30 to -20 degrees
    Celsius
    • Relatively Flat
    • Constant Winds
    • No trees
    • Short grasses, lichens, and mosses
    • Arctic crocus: fuzzy coverings protect
    against wind
    • Shrubs flower quickly during long sunlit
    summer days
    • Labrador tea bush: keeps old leaves to
    conserve nutrients and prevent drying
    out
    • Compact bodies for reduced heat loss
    – E.g: Arctic foxes and hares
    • Animals grow slower and reproduce less
    frequently to conserve energy
    • Greenland sulfur butterfly: long life
    cycle to become adult
    • Caribou and birds migrate to food
    sources
    • Snowy owl: white feathers to
    camouflage against predators
    • Youngest Biome
    • Large carbon sink
    – With global warming, permafrost melts
    releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere
    • Reservoir for oil and uranium
    – Fragile ecosystem damaged by countries
    looking to harvest these resources
    • Is one of the coldest and deadliest
    biomes
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    presentation!

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