Question

give two characteristic features of the alpine forests.

Answer 1

The high altitude causes an adverse climate, which is too cold and windy to support tree growth. Alpine tundra transitions to sub-alpine forests below the tree line; stunted forests occurring at the forest-tundra ecotone are known as Krummholz. ... Alpine tundra occurs in mountains worldwide.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Alpine forests are situated along the Himalayas at elevations ranging from 2,900 to 3,500 m or Depending on location and species variation it can be  divide into Three types they are:

(1) subalpine

(2) moist alpine scrub and

(3) dry alpine scrub.

The subalpine forests is dense forest and the moist alpine scrub is a small and thick vegetation are occurred. Dry alpine scrub is situated at  3,500 meters high above sea level.

Characteristics of Alpine forests:

• These are found between 2800 m and 4000 m above sea level.  

• Some significant species of trees are silver fir, pines, junipers and birches. However, their development becomes stunted on even greater latitudes.