Distinguish between Coniferous forest and Tundra vegetation with respect to: a. Location b. Vegetation found c. Common animal
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(A)tundra location:
Tundra is a Finnish word which means barren land. Thus, tundra region having least vegetation and polar or arctic climate is found in North America and Eurasia between the southern limit of the permanent ice caps in the north and the northern limit of temperate coniferous forest of taiga climate in the south.
Coniferous forest location:
Coniferous forests are found all over the world, from tropical islands to Switzerland. Some examples are: Temperate regions. The Alps: Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia; Caledon: United Kingdom; Carpathian: Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia; Altai Montane: China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia
(b)Vegetation found in Tundra :
*Mosses. Mosses are small, non-vascular, spore-bearing plants that aid in soil breakdown and nutrient release to...
*Grasses. Grasses are found throughout the tundra on elevated sites, in dry gravel bars along rivers and in flat, boggy...
*Flowers. Flowering tundra plants are often small, rising only a few inches off of the ground. Many are known as "cushion...
*Shrubs. Shrubs are often found lower in elevation, closer to treeline than the higher alpine tundra slopes.
vegetation in Coniferous forest:
*PAPER BIRCH. Paper birch grows in varieties of biomes such as the tundra, coniferous and deciduous forest. It is also known as white birch.
*JACK PINE.
*SIBERIAN SPRUCE.
(c)Common animal in tundra
*Polar Bear. Our list of “Animals That Live In The Tundra” is definitely incomplete without mentioning the iconic species of the habitat, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus).
*Antarctic Penguins. Penguins are found in the Antarctic tundra habitat where they inhabit the land and waters of coastal Antarctica.
*Himalayan Tahr. The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a Himalayan native that can be sighted in Nepal, Tibet, and Nepal.
*Snowy Owl. The snowy owl is a big, white owl that is native to the tundra ecoregions of Eurasia and North America.
Common animal in coniferous forest:
*Black Bear. The black bear, an omnivore, lives in the coniferous forest
*Moose. An iconic animal of northwestern regions of North America
*Bald Eagle. Known as the symbol of America, the blad eagle is one of the few omnivorous birds
*Bobcat. As North America's most common wildcat, the bobcat is aptly named for its short, bobbed.