TUNDRA

TUNDRA
 Tundra
The coldest of all biomes . Tundra comes
from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning
treeless plain.
It is noted for its frost-molded
landscape, extremely low
temperature, little precipitation,
poor nutrients and short growing
seasons.
Geographical Location
• Arctic (across North America)
• Europe
• Siberia
• Northern Canada
• Alaska
• Northern Scandinavia
Temperatur
 

e
C
Temperatur
 

e
(summer)
15C
Precipitatio
n
Moderately low
 Characteristics
• Extremely cold temperature
• Low biotic diversity
• Simple vegetation structure
• Limitation of drainage
• Energy and nutrients in the form of
dead organic material
• Large population of oscillations
 Arctic Tundra
Is a very cold, windy, and treeless biome
that’s snow-covered for much of the year.
It’s found in the Northern Hemisphere
 Alpine Tundra
The word “Alpine” is derived from the
Alps which are high mountains that are
found in Central Europe
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