Tundra Ecosystem

1. TUNDRA ECOSYSTEM
NAME: HAMAD ALI SHAH
SEMESTER: BS 7TH SEMESTER
DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

2. TUNDRA
Tundra ecosystem are treeless region found in arctic
and on the top of mountain .
Tundra lands are snow covered for much of the year
until summer brings a burst wildflowers.
Snow fall occur very frequently.

4.  FAUNA OF TUNDRA
 Fauna of tundra consist of mammals mostly.
 Animals of tundra have special adaptations for their
environment .
 They has thick skin and fur on their body.
 They also has thick fatty layer under the skin.

5. The examples of tundra fauna are
polar bear
snow rabbit
penguin
bissons
snow deer

8.  FLORA OF TUNDRA
 Flora of tundra consist of
 shrubs
 sedges
 mosses

9.  CLIMATE
Temperature of tundra is very harsh and average
temperature of the tundra is 10⁰C.
Sometimes the temperature reaches up to -40⁰C.
Snow fall occur about 8 months of the year

11.  SOIL
 The soil of tundra ecosystem is frozen and called as
permafrost.
 There fore it is difficult for vegetation to penetrate
their roots in frozen soil.
 Soil is not much fertile.
 40% of Canada is permafrost.

12. THREATS
 The arctic tundra is changing dramatically due to global
warming.
 Animals that are normally found in south like red fox is
now competing with arctic fox for food and territory.
 Animals are under stress due to global warming.

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