How Humans Affect The Alpine Biome

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

Firstly, the biome has a low rainfall. In summer the average rainfall is 21 millimetres. In winter, the average rainfall is 39 millimetres. In summer the minimum temperature is 18 degrees and the maximum temperature is that of 34 degrees. In winter, the minimum temperature is 4 degrees and the maximum temperature is 18 degrees. Thirdly, the latitude of the Flinders Rangers is 31.4933 degrees south and 138.4897 degrees east. Furthermore, the semi-arid biome covers a wide area and therefore the climate has vastly differing characteristics. The average rainfall decreases with latitude, with the southern flinders region experiences a higher winter rainfall than the northern region. The northern region also has summer storms that are unpredictable from year to

In the text it clearly states, “ Most organisms are adapted to live within a particular range of temperatures and will not survive at temperatures too far above or below their range.” So it really depends on the climate range in the area a certain plant is living in but most animals survive in most types of weather.

This biome is large community of plants and animals..Also, biomes, such as the forest, freshwater, and marine,may have more consequences . The most imports biomes are the freshwater and marine because those biomes help us get water to drink and for the crops and the marine biome is also important the study of the between people and the physical environment of the sea.

The total annual precipitation in the park is 1494.6mm. As seen in the outer region of my poster, heavy snowfalls can be often found during the winter due to a large amount of precipitation. Areas with higher elevation tend to be cooler thus producing more snow within those areas (for example the mountains). This causes a very active avalanche zone within the park. July is the warmest and driest month with minimum amount of snow (depending on the elevation), which can be found in the center of my poster. However, as the months progresses, the temperature often becomes cooler (which is why the winter dominates the summer in my poster). The average temperature in January is -9°C and 20°C during

The main ecosystem in the Steese National Conservation Area, alpine tundra, is home to forms of vegetation like small shrubs, long grasses, small flowering plants and many forms of lichens. A few common florae are the willow shrub, the alpine blue grass and the dwarf clover. Second to the alpine tundra is the boreal forest. This system is

Camac et al. (2013) found that in alpine heathlands, little difference in plant diversity and composition across a fire severity gradient were found five years after landscape-scale fire. They also suggest that these heathlands are similar to temperate sclerophyllous shrubby vegetation types which re-establish within one to two years after fire. Whilst composition was not affected, vegetation structure was impacted by a substantially higher amount of bare ground, increasing soil loss, invasive species and lower shrub cover after burning (Camac et al. 2013). Alpine shrublands and grassland boundaries may be affected by fires, where dynamics exist with grasses replacing shrubs over time in the absence of fire disturbance (McDougall and Walsh 2007). As disturbance creates bare ground, this triggers the cycle of shrub regeneration and dominance which may cause larger fires due to its high flammability (Williams et al. 2006). If frequent fires persist however, the community structure of for example, alpine wetlands, would result in large burned patches that take decades to recover or will not recover at all due to the disruption of local hydrology (Williams et al. 2006). The loss of key stone species will also cause longer regeneration (decades or even centuries) of various species (Walsh and McDougall 2005). It has been argued that intense, large, infrequent fires in the alpine landscape

Ecology is defined as: “the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.” (Dictionary.com). My chosen biome was the taiga, a frigid and desolate ecosystem found in higher elevated areas. My partner, Elizabeth, had rivers and streams. Both of these ecosystems are vastly different yet share quite a few similarities as mentioned below.

“Life zones” on a mountain reflect the changes, plants at the base are the same as those in surrounding countryside, but no trees at all can grow above the timber line. Snow crowns the highest elevations. Another factor is landforms, air masses meet at a mountain and it is forced upwards and this has an effect, the air cools. Air can only keep some moisture, once it reaches its limit the moisture is offloaded in the form of rain. The colder the air, the less water vapor it can contain so as the air rises and cools it leads to precipitation.

The biome I have chosen is the Tropical Rainforest. The tropical rainforest has two different seasons: a dry season and wet season. The rainforest does not have the four seasons we go through here in the deciduous forest. The dry and wet seasons usually last for about six months. The dry season is where there is a low amount of rainfall and the wet season is where there is a large amount. Here in the rainforest you can find many different animals. There is the African Forest Elephant its weighs around 6,000 lbs as an adult. This elephant adapts to the rainforest by living in dense forests. Then there is the bengal tiger its weighs around 575 lbs and has beautiful orange and white fur with black stripes. It adapts by being sneaky and nocturnal this helps him catch prey. Also there is the Wagler’s Pit Viper which can grow up to 4 feet. It adapts by being able to sense heat and catch warm-blooded animals.

(11) Biomes are any large recognizable assemblage of plants and animals in functional interaction with its environment. Biomes are commonly grouped into 10 major types. Tortuga falls under the Tropical Rainforest biome. Tropical rainforests are the most threatened biomes, and that puts many unique species in danger as well. Humans are starting to go after the demand of lumber and agriculture in these areas. This places the survival of Tortuga at a possible risk.

Biomes are all over the world, that’s why they are considered the “world’s major communities.” Biomes are large areas scattered around the earth, filled with animals and plants acclimating to their environments. You can classify biomes in many different ways, by their climate, their biodiversity, human activity, their animals and plants, and their habitats. There are only five conspicuous types of biomes, Grassland, Tundra, Desert, Aquatic, and forest. Without biomes, the earth would be unbalanced. Throughout the years, we have cause a lot of damage towards our earth, such as causing pollution, and abolishing natural habitats. If we continue living like this, there might be more serious or severe implications on the biomes. Knowing that we share the world with so many other species of plants and animals, we should consider the consequences of our actions.

Austria is a rather small country, but it doesn’t lack grace and power in its land features. Along with a comfortable climate, Austria has multitudes of alpine flora and fauna that attract people from around the world. This paper will describe Austrias physical geography, along with its issues with climate change and pollution.

If I could stay in a biome, it would be the tropical rainforest. I would stay here because the weather is warm but there is also a lot of precipitation. This is always the best time to play outside. In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful biomes. The grass is always greener and flowers are always blooming. While living in this biome, the main piece of clothing is a rain jacket. Other items include rain boots, umbrella, hats, and sometimes shades.

Alpine lands account for approximately 20% of the Earth’s total terrestrial land mass and house almost 10% of the world’s population (Ives & and Messerli, 1999). Alpine ecosystems are categorized similarly to high latitudinal locations as “extreme ecosystems”. In these ecosystems, there are controls to the environmental variables that govern their hydrological and biological cycles. For example, they often experience extreme conditions of light, temperature, and precipitation that may restrict and limit vegetation growing conditions and the abundance of live animals. However, these “limiting conditions” have also established the ideal conditions for a wide distribution of snow and ice across mountains and plateaus (Xiao et al., 2002) and are characterized by rapid seasonal changes, which plays an important role in the regional climate and any available water resources (Goodison et al., 1999).