what is tundra biome?
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Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the
Finnish word tunturia meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its
frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor
nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a
nutrient pool. The two major nutrients are nitrogen and phosphorus.
Extremely cold climate Low biotic diversity Simple vegetation structure Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material Large population oscillations(this is its characterstics )
Extremely cold climate Low biotic diversity Simple vegetation structure Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material Large population oscillations(this is its characterstics )
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Features of tundra biome are as follows:-
1. This region lies above 60° North latitude is known as Tundra.
2. In this region soil is covered by snow and ice almost whole of the year.
3. At 3600 m height of Himalayas called Alpine tundra.
4. The annual rain fall is low and generally below 25 cm/year.
5. This biome is without treess so it is Called tree less biome.
6. The trees and shrubs are absent in this biome so it is also known as Arctic desert.
7. It is most delicate and fragile biome.
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