Map

Animals

Herbivore

• Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
• Musk Oxen (Ovibos moschatus)
• Moose (Alces alces)
• Elk (Cervus elaphus)
• Mountain Goat (Cervus elaphus)
• Pika (Ochotona princeps)
• Lemming (Lemmus lemmus)
• Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus)

Carnivore

• Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)
• Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
• Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
• Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
• Wolf (Canis lupus)
• Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
• Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Omnivore

• Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Adaptations

• Thick fur, or feathers


• Their fur, or feathers, change color during the summer (brown) and winter (white)

• Thick layer of fat

Plants

• Arctic Moss (Calliergon giganteum)


• Arctic Willow (Salix arctica)


• Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)


• Caribou Moss (Cladonia rangiferina)
• Diamond-leaf Willow (Salix pulcha)


• Labrador Tea (Rhododendron tomentosum)


• Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris)


• Tufted Saxifrage (Saxifraga cespitosa)


• Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)


• Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)


• Monkshood (Aconitum variegatum)


• Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)


• Aster (Aster alpinus)


• Arctic Poppy (Papaver radicatum)


• Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)

Adaptations

• Dormancy


• Retain old leaves, for nutrition


• Protective covering

Food Chain

Weather

Temperature

• Summer: 54 to 32 Degrees Fahrenheit
• Winter:(-20) to (-30) Degrees Fahrenheit
  

  Precipitation

• 6 to 10 Inches per Year

Decomposers

• Fungi (Cup, Club, Lichenized)

• Mushrooms

• Soil Bacteria

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