https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/wildlife.

htm

THE TUNDRA
CREATED BY: HUNTER D. WILLIAMS, JIMMY SHORTT, AND GARRISON DUNN
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monitoring.htm

BIOME (TUNDRA)

• Average yearly rainfall (1981-2010):

15.06 inches
• Average yearly temperature (1981-
2010): 27.8 degrees
• Types of Plants
• ”Home to more than 1,500 species of
vascular plants, mosses, and lichens”
(nps.gov)
 BIOME
Arctic Willow (Salix
Red Algae (Rhodophyta) arctica)

Bearberry
Lichens (Lichens) (Arctostaphylos uva-
ursi)
http://www.denali101.com/denalinatio
nalpark/alaska_national_parks.html
ECOSYSTEM https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v5-i1-c2.htm

• The Denali National Park is the host for

multiple ecosystems such as a lowlands, Taiga
forests, glacial floodplains, scrub tundra, and
subalpine woodlands to name a few.
• These mix of ecosystems is the product of a
history of continuous tectonic collisions, global
heating and cooling, erosion, and volcanic
activity over millions of years ago.
• Due to the occurrences just stated the land is in
a constant cycle of glacial advancement and
retreat coupled with tectonic movement, fire,
and water that continue to shape the land.
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COMMUNITY animals

• Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

• Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)
• Lemming comsumer (Dicrostonyx
torquatus)
• Arctic hare (lepus arcticus)
• Grass (poaceae)
• Lichens (fungus)
• Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
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animals

• Arctic wolf (canis lupus arctos)

• Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

• Caribou eats grass

• Artic wolf eats

Caribou

• Brown bear eats

Lemming
POPULATION

• Group of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

• Live in the Arctic Coast of Denali
• Best Polar Bear viewing area in
Alaska

• Closely related to brown bears

• Eat seals and whale carcasses
• Cubs grow fast and will learn from their
mothers for the early years of childhood
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/
GC7B6KC_polar-bears?guid=b462a41e-
7de6-46ab-a0e8-e5493c5f38ad
ORGANISMS

• There is over 1500 documented species of different flora in the Denali

National Park
• There are also many different animals found here, a documented 223
• 1 species of Amphibian
• 39 species of Mammals
• 169 species of Birds
• 14 species of fish
• 0 species of reptiles
SOME NOTABLE
ORGANISMS

• The Lynx (aka Bobcat) has evolved to have

large paws that act as snowshoes allowing
them to walk on top of the snow with ease.
• Hunts small game (any animal that can
be hunt)
• The Alaskan Polar Bear has evolved to have a
more slender and long body which allows it to
traverse areas such as aquatic and steep
terrains better than its cousin, the Grizzly bear,
which is also found in the park.
• Thick Fur that keeps it warm and dry https://thephotonaturalist.com/201
5/01/31/pretty-kitty-carlton-
• Important adaptation
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carlton-co-mn-img_3440-1024px/
WORKS CITED

• ”Plant Groups.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of

the Interior, www.nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/plant-
groups.htm.
• ”Polar Bears.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of
the Interior, www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/polar-bears.htm.
• ”Wilderness.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of
the Interior, www.nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/wilderness.htm.
WORKS CITED

• Denali National Park, AK Weather.” USA.com, www.usa.com/denali-national-park-

ak-weather.htm.
• “Denali Climate and Weather Monitoring (U.S. National Park Service).” National
Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/articles/denali-crp-
climate-weather-monitoring.htm.
• “Plants of the Arctic and Antarctic - Polar Plants.” Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears,
beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-plants/plants-of-the-arctic-and-antarctic.
• “Alaska Polar Bear & Aurora Borealis Tour with Denali Add-On.” Wild Alaska Travel,
wildalaskatravel.com/alaska-polar-bears-northern-lights-viewing-denali-add-tour-
itinerary/.
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