Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the...

are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine tundra, and Antarctic tundra. Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges...

plant community to transition to montane grasslands and shrublands or alpine tundra. Due to the unique climate conditions of montane ecosystems, they contain...

list of tundra ecoregions from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) includes: Tundra Arctic tundra biome information from the WWF Alpine tundra information...

Islands and most predominantly on subantarctic islands. Polar climate Alpine tundra "Tundra climate". Encyclopædia Britannica. 31 July 2017. McKnight, Tom L;...

the tree line is at 3,950 metres (12,960 ft). Alpine tundra Alpine plant Climate of the Alps List of alpine climate locations McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel...

while further south, almost in the center of the massif, extends the alpine tundra region of Bara, at an elevation of 2,350 metres (7,710 ft). Olympus...

include mountains, alpine lakes and a wide variety of wildlife within various climates and environments, from wooded forests to mountain tundra. The Rocky Mountain...

plant community in these alpine tundra. These include perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. Alpine plants are adapted to...

colostate.edu. Benedict, James B. (2005). "Tundra Game Drives: an Arctic-Alpine Comparison". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 37 (4): 425–434. doi:10...

The Iceland boreal birch forests and alpine tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0602) covers the island of Iceland in the North Atlantic. The island is volcanic...

Alpine meadow most often refers to: Alpine meadow or alpine tundra, a type of vegetated natural habitat at high altitude Alpine meadow or alpine meadows...

Although at high elevations taiga grades into alpine tundra through Krummholz, it is not exclusively an alpine biome, and unlike subalpine forest, much of...

center in the National Park System. The Alpine Visitor Center includes restrooms, exhibits on the alpine tundra ecosystem, and a gift shop operated by...

Körner, C (2003). Alpine plant life: functional plant ecology of high mountain ecosystems. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-00347-2. "Alpine Tundra Ecosystem". Rocky...

in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in Northern Canada...

with scattered patches of mountain birch woodland (forest tundra) and become alpine tundra even at minor elevations. The trees near the tree line are...

The Interior Yukon–Alaska alpine tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: NA1111) covers alpine, sub-alpine, and boreal forest areas along the cordillera (chain of mountain...

distribution Alpine climate, climate that is typical to higher altitudes Alpine tundra, a type of natural region or biome Alpine orogeny, in geology Alpine Fault...

Hudsonian Zone – spruce-fir or subalpine conifer forest Arctic-Alpine Zone – alpine tundra Merriam considered that these life zones could be extended to...

mountain passes, alpine tundra, beautiful mountain meadows, ghost towns, and relics of the silver mining era. While the meadows and tundra are accessible...

and alpine tundra. The ecoregions in the hotspot include: Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe Gissaro-Alai open woodlands Pamir alpine desert and tundra Tian...

tunturi is a hill high enough that its top is above the tree line and has alpine tundra. In Finnish, the geographical term vuori is used for mountains recently...

sheet, and the sabkha. Ecosystems within the mountain watershed include alpine tundra, subalpine forests, montane woodlands, and riparian zones. Evidence...

corresponds with the Scandinavian Alpine tundra to the east and the Siberian Arctic tundra to the west inside the circumpolar tundra belt of the Northern Hemisphere...

altitude is high alpine tundra with very modest vegetation and bare rock, scree, snowfields and glaciers. At lower altitude is low alpine tundra with continuous...

climates in well-drained, open environments. Found primarily in areas of alpine tundra, it is extremely cold-hardy. Other common names include reindeer moss...

The Ogilvie–MacKenzie alpine tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: NA1116) covers the mountainous middle of the Yukon Territory in Canada, with extensions into the...

(August 1, 2011). "Distribution of Alpine Tundra in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, U.S.A." Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 43 (3): 331–342. Bibcode:2011AAAR...

northern New England, with the summit hosting fragile and endangered alpine tundra. Katahdin was known to the Native Americans in the region and was known...