Tundra
Average Yearly Temperature: -26 degrees Celsius - 4 degrees Celsius
Average Yearly Precipitation: Less than 25 cm
Soil: Thin, moist topsoil over permafrost; nutrient poor; slightly acidic
Vegetation: Mosses, lichens, dwarf woody plants
Permafrost never thaws
Migrating birds come here in the summer to raise their young
Birds fly south after the short summer
Average Yearly Precipitation: Less than 25 cm
Soil: Thin, moist topsoil over permafrost; nutrient poor; slightly acidic
Vegetation: Mosses, lichens, dwarf woody plants
Permafrost never thaws
Migrating birds come here in the summer to raise their young
Birds fly south after the short summer