Q: What is a Tundra Biome?
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Q: Are Polar Biomes the same as Tundra Biomes?
A: Polar biomes are the coldest of the tundra biomes.
Q: What is the difference between Arctic and Alpine Tundras?
A: The main difference between the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra location and drainage. The arctic tundra has very limited drainage. The alpine tundra is well drained. Alpine tundra is located at high altitude on mountains around the world. Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere around the North Pole and extending slightly south.
Q: What is the average percipitation?
A: The average percipitation is 6 - 10 inches per year
Q: What are threats to the biome?
A: 1. As permafrost begins to decay, dead plants release more carbon dioxide and accelerate global warming.
2. Since UV rays are stronger on the poles, the ozone is slowly depleting.
3. Air pollution that travels from developed areas of the world poisons lichen, which feeds many animals
4. Invasive species push aside native vegetation and reduce different kinds of plant cover
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- The tundra biome is an ecosystem situated near the North Pole in the Arctic Circle. It is by far the coldest of all biomes. The winters are extremely cold with temperatures typically below -34° C. The summers last only about two months and the temperatures are still very cold ranging from 3° to 12° C.
Q: Are Polar Biomes the same as Tundra Biomes?
A: Polar biomes are the coldest of the tundra biomes.
Q: What is the difference between Arctic and Alpine Tundras?
A: The main difference between the arctic tundra and the alpine tundra location and drainage. The arctic tundra has very limited drainage. The alpine tundra is well drained. Alpine tundra is located at high altitude on mountains around the world. Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere around the North Pole and extending slightly south.
Q: What is the average percipitation?
A: The average percipitation is 6 - 10 inches per year
Q: What are threats to the biome?
A: 1. As permafrost begins to decay, dead plants release more carbon dioxide and accelerate global warming.
2. Since UV rays are stronger on the poles, the ozone is slowly depleting.
3. Air pollution that travels from developed areas of the world poisons lichen, which feeds many animals
4. Invasive species push aside native vegetation and reduce different kinds of plant cover