Alaskan Tundra Animals And Plants
Brenda Duty 2020 Robin Dublin Jonne Slemons 1995 1999 2001 Editors.
Alaskan tundra animals and plants. Dwarf Dogwood Labrador Tea Caribou Moss Diamond Leaf Willow Bearberry Lichens Arctic Mossand Bearberry. This rich diet enables them to rear their young in an otherwise bleak environment. Arctic animals have thick coats to keep them warm.
Although all of these are common we are going to focus on only four of these. Alaska is home to many mammals besides the iconic polar bear. Identify the conditions needed in the ocean and on the tundra for animals and plants to live.
Lemmings musk oxen arctic foxes and wolves. The bearberry is a low growing plant with leathery leaves and silky hairs that provide protection from the cold and wind of Barrow Alaska. Those living in the icy water have blubber a thick layer of fat under the skin.
These creatures and plants are adapted to live in colder climates and thrive in Alaskas tundra biome. Heres a list of the most common. From wolves to otters and Black Spruces to Yellow Marsh Marigolds Alaska is home to stunning and fascinating wild fauna and flora.
Due to the large number of small rodents and mammals predators such as arctic foxes and snowy owls also inhabit the tundra. Robin Dublin Karen L. Often you can smell this plant before you see its blossom a cluster of 10-40 white flowers toward the tip of the stem.
These amazing polar bears live in this Tundra biome. Ecosystems in Alaska range from grasslands mountains and tundra to thick forests in which Sitka spruce the state tree western hemlock tamarack white birch and western red cedar dominate the landscape. Various hardy plants and wild flowers spring up during the short growing season on the semiarid tundra plains.