Animals & Nature
tundra
ecosystem
tundra
Category:
Animals & Nature
- Related Topics:
- Arctic
- polar ecosystem
- Arctic tundra
- alpine tundra
- Subarctic region
- On the Web:
- NASA Earth Observatory - Tundra (Apr. 02, 2024)
tundra, a major zone of treeless level or rolling ground found in cold regions, mostly north of the Arctic Circle (Arctic tundra) or above the timberline on high mountains (alpine tundra). Tundra is known for large stretches of bare ground and rock and for patchy mantles of low vegetation such as mosses, lichens, herbs, and small shrubs. This surface supports a meagre but unique variety of animals. The Finns called their treeless northern reaches the tunturi, but the concept of a vast frozen plain as a special ecological realm called tundra was developed by the Russians. One constant factor shaping ...(100 of 4783 words)