Above the tree line there is a zone that is generally called alpine tundra.Immediately adjacent to the timberline, the tundra consists of a fairly complete cover of low-lying shrubs, herbs, and grasses, while higher up the number and diversity of species decrease until there is much bare gro...
Where is the tundra in Alaska? There are two kinds of tundra in Alaska, alpine and arctic. Arctic tundrais found north of the permafrost line, generally north of the arctic circle. Alpine tundra is found around the state at high elevations - this is the kind found in Lake Clark National ...
Canada’s largest reindeer herd, 3,000 animals strong, roams the tundra of the Mackenzie Delta. In the spring, they move to their calving grounds on the coast, passing by the Inuvik to Tutoyaktuk highway.
Northern collared lemmings are found in and well adapted to the snowy, cold conditions of the arctic tundra, often being relatively dry habitats such as ridges
The mountains of North-Western Sweden, particularly in the alpine areas of Jämtland, Västerbotten, and Norrbotten, are home to Arctic Foxes. If you want to catch a glimpse of the Arctic Fox in Sweden, be prepared to venture into remote areas that are not easily accessible by car. Howe...
1 Ecology of Alaska/Tundra By Henry Sisson 2 Tundra Region The Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold, windy and rainfall is scarce. 3 Food web Like all ecosystems, life on the tundra is connected; for instanc...
Why go: Six hundred miles north of Winnipeg, Churchill is an isolated enclave on the western edge of Hudson Bay, where beluga whales congregate in summer and the northern lights dance above the tundra 300 days a year. But the region’s biggest draw, of...
Bonus: I was in Talkeetna in late August, and we even saw the aurora! Go to McCarthy, Alaska, Population 28 McCarthy is for people who love the Wild West and don’t really want to be found. Root Glacier in Wrangel St. Elias National Park near McCarthy with my St. Elias Alpine Gu...
Most of the tour is over gravel and sand, but you'll also churn through small streams. Available at 10 a.m. or 3 p.m.Go Trail Running Up Stóra-Dímon: When you're riding around the tundra fields on the buggy tour, you'll see Stóra-Dímon—less of a mountain, more of a steep...
Above the tree line there is a zone that is generally called alpine tundra.Immediately adjacent to the timberline, the tundra consists of a fairly complete cover of low-lying shrubs, herbs, and grasses, while higher up the number and diversity of species decrease until there is much bare gro...