Comparing Lemming And Biome

The tundra is by far the coldest type of biome, as it is known for its low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Occurring primarily near the Arctic within the Northern Hemisphere, the soil may be frozen all year up to a few feet, which allows no tree growth. However, a few animals have adapted to these conditions. These animals include lemmings, hares, oxen, foxes, wolves, and more. Within the tundra biome there are two different types of tundra biomes, arctic tundra and alpine tundra.

The tundra is one of the cooldest land biomes on the planet. Due to the high winds and the permafrost there are no trees becuase it dosent allow the growth of deep roots. All the producers and othe need to get adapted to the cold temperatures, little sun and short growing season to stay alive. The tundra is considered a poor enviroment thats low in resources. The dead minerals get recycled by othe decomposers like the slime molds, fungi, and bacteria. Rain increases photosynthesis and decomposition. Air pollution kills lichen in the cold tundra. The warmer climates allow trees to invade the shade out the small tundra plants. And warmer temperatures can increase decompositon, while releasing more CO2 into the air causing mor global

Plant life tends to be of low growth and, during the short summer, the birds arrive in large numbers to feed on the insects that are born in this period. The climate is cold summers and very cold winters characterize the tundra area in the northern most limit plant growth. Areas

Polar bears are just one kind of animal you can find on the tundra did you know the tundra is the coldest biome of them all? The climate, producers, and consumers, are all parts that make up the tundra.

They were discovered in the kindly forest in western Madagascar an island east coast of Africa. Even though they can be found in almost all parts of the forest most of them only stay in a “small space of 220 square kilometers and never near the north part of the Tsiribihina River”(Lane). But they also inhabit the Reserve Speciale d'Andranomena since they are endangered having most of them rescued and placed there. Madame Berthe Mouse Lemur’s choice of food changes depending on what the seasons are and what's offered during those seasons. Since Microcebus berthae are omnivores they will go hunt for insects, find different fruits and flowers like fruits of mistletoe, eat insect secretions, gum arthropods and small vertebrates like geckos and chameleons. The choice of their food doesn’t really change from season to season even though their choices of food is so little. Microcebus berthae is known to be the smallest animals on earth with “height ranging between 8.6 to 12.9 cm for both male and female”(Gron KJ). And With their “weight ranging from 30.6 to 71.1

As a result of the high latitude the climate is cold and another factor is that it is near the Arctic climate region. The majority of the year it is quite chilly and the temperature rarely surpasses twenty degrees Celsius. However when it does go above ten degrees Celsius many birds migrate to this park, like the snow geese I illustrated beside the park's monitoring centre. The park only has about four-five months above zero degrees, and since the area is tundra there is permafrost also the area has very poor drainage causing the wetlands. Overall, the climate is cold, with a very large temperature range with moderate relief precipitation.

The Arctic region has been experiencing increasing warming throughout the last thirty years, which has led to the changes to lake and river systems, and the melting of permafrost. These changes and the continuing changes, caused by global warming have raised concerns about its effects on wildlife populations that rely on the northern lake ecosystems, such as loons. Loons rely on freshwater lakes for nesting their young, and the invertebrate and fish that live in the lakes use the habitat for food. This effect on Loons can be compared to other animals around the Arctic region, and how the warming is affecting them.

The latest survey conducted by the US Forest Service shows that as many as 97% of the animals of the Arctic could be affected as a result of the observed warming. The climate change may occur faster in the Arctic region. Scientists have developed computer models to predict changes in the environment and their impact on the 162 species of birds and 39 species of mammals in the Arctic.

Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia that means treeless plain. It is located in the northern hemisphere, encircling the North Pole and extending south to the coniferous forest of taiga .It has been called "the land of the midnight sun". The sun can't warm the tundra up much. The Tundra Biome has short seasons of growth and reproduction. Their seasons last 50 to 60 days. Some animals that live in this biome are voles’s, caribou, arctic hares, and squirrel, these animals are all herbivorous. The carnivorous that live here are arctic foxes, wolves, and polar bears. Ravens, snow, buntings, falcons, loons, sand nippers, terns, snow birds, and gulls are all migratory birds. The fish in this biome are cod, flatfish, and trout. The plants

Seasonal shifts to freezing temperatures creates harsh conditions for animals to endure. There are two main strategies for surviving the winter when temperatures fall below 0°C: i) freeze avoidance, where the animal prevents body fluids from freezing by migrating, escaping to thermally buffered environments, or supercooling of body fluids (Lowe et al., 1971; Storey & Storey, 1988; Burke et al., 2002), and ii) freeze tolerance, in which freezing of body fluid is allowed, though ice crystal location and size is controlled (Storey & Storey 1984; 1988; Zachariassen & Kristiansen, 2000; Duman, 2001). The most well studied freeze-tolerant vertebrate is the wood frog, Rana sylvatica (Storey & Storey, 1984; Layne & Lee, 1987; Lee et al., 1992; Churchill

It contains an expanse of tundra with many marshes and lagoons with rivers situated between foothills of the Brooks Range and the wide, icy waters of the Beaufort Sea. Environmentalists said that this area “is the most biologically productive part of the Arctic Refuge for wildlife and is the center if wildlife activity.” The importance of these resources is not measurable. The Arctic is home to such animals as caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, musk oxen, whales, wolves and snow geese. This area is full of wildflowers and contains water of excellent, unpolluted quality and quantity. The Arctic Ocean costal plain is an area critical to the survival of many birds and mammals (‘Alaska Wild’).

A dark object materializes almost instantly, made out of chromium and obsidius steel, its cockpit made out of pure iridium. The medbay is the only source of light in the shadowy corridors of the ship. In the medbay along the left side is a single row of stasis pods. The stasis pod in the farthest corner of the room is the only active pod and next to it stands a biomech that is illuminated by the dim blue light that the pod is emitting. In the light the biomech appears to be a robotic endoskeleton covered with fungi-like muscles, that stands approximately 8 feet tall. The biomech stands over the active stasis pod peering through the dimly lit glass at a partially decomposed pilot.

A biome is a group of areas with similar climate conditions, growth patterns and vegetation types. To define different types of biomes they take location, temperature, animal life, and precipitation. Two different biomes that are similar are tundras and taigas. They are both cold climate biomes. Their winters are long harsh and cold and the summers are short and mild. Despite the biomes harsh weather, many animals wander there. Caribou wander there in the summer months. During winter there are predators like foxes, wolves, wolverines, and bears. These predators prey on animals like rabbits, hares, shrews, voles, and lemmings. Mammals tend to hibernate during the winter. Many species of birds tend to migrate north in the summer to breed and

Animals of the tundra have had to adapt to the long cold winters and to having to raise their young quickly in the summer. Some other adaptations of animals include thick insulating cover of feathers or fur; large, compact bodies; pelage and plumage that turns white in the winter and brown in the summer; the ability to accumulate thick deposits of fat during the short growing season; hibernation; and migration. Some of the animals that are found living in the tundra are lemmings, voles, caribou, artic hares, squirrels, artic foxes, wolves, polar bear, ravens, snow buntings, falcons, loons, ravens, sandpipers, terns, snow birds, mosquitoes, flies, moths, grasshoppers, black flies, artic bumble bees, cod, flatfish, salmon, and trout. Some of these animals are shared with other neighboring biomes but some are only home to the tundra. The tundra is the simplest biome in terms of species composition and food chain. The neighboring biome of the tundra is the boreal forest (taiga).

A biome, also known as life zones, consists of all plants, animals, and other organisms, as well the physical environment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its’ plant life, climate, and location. The climate and physical features determine the boundaries of a biome. A biome is made up of many different ecosystems. The ecosystems tend to have the same pants and animals as neighboring biomes around the boundaries. The major biomes are the tundra, taiga, tropical rain forest, temperate forests, desert, grassland, savanna, chaparral, and marine. Each biome has it’s own characteristics such as the tundra. The tundra is a biome that is located in the Northern Hemisphere of the world. It circles the North Pole and reaches down to