Alaskan Tundra Animals And Plants

Due to the large number of small rodents and mammals predators such as arctic foxes and snowy owls also inhabit the tundra.

Alaskan tundra animals and plants. They have thick blubber that keeps them warm during the winter as well as a thick coat that reinforces that warmth. Heres a list of the most common. Those living in the icy water have blubber a thick layer of fat under the skin.

The bearberry is a low growing plant with leathery leaves and silky hairs that provide protection from the cold and wind of Barrow Alaska. One of the dominant plants that covers the tundra is Labrador tea. Brenda Duty 2020 Robin Dublin Jonne Slemons 1995 1999 2001 Editors.

Tundra wildlife includes small mammalssuch as Norway lemmings Lemmus lemmus arctic hares Lepis arcticus and arctic ground squirrels Spermophilus parryii and large mammals such as caribou. Some animals found on the Alaskan tundra include caribou arctic fox arctic hare arctic ground squirrel and arctic grizzly bear. Animals in the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions and they take advantage of the temporary explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season.

Arctic animals have thick coats to keep them warm. ALASKAS TUNDRA WILDLIFE 2020 1 Alaskas Tundra Wildlife. From wolves to otters and Black Spruces to Yellow Marsh Marigolds Alaska is home to stunning and fascinating wild fauna and flora.

This helps it stay warm during the cold days of the tundra. Various hardy plants and wild flowers spring up during the short growing season on the semiarid tundra plains. And draw pictures of life in the ocean and the tundra and state how they are the same and different.

Many Arctic animals live in the. Although the animals are marine species students will still gain the concept of a food chain. Dwarf Dogwood Labrador Tea Caribou Moss Diamond Leaf Willow Bearberry Lichens Arctic Mossand Bearberry.