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Elevation: max. 2,500 m (8,200 ft) ... The Canadian Arctic tundra is a biogeographic designation for Northern Canada's terrain generally ... Map of Canada showing the ...
The Canadian High Arctic Tundra ecoregion encompasses most of the northern Arctic archipelago, ... The maximum elevation is 1,633 metres (5,358 ft).
In physical geography, tundra (/ ˈ t ʌ n d r ə, ˈ t ʊ n-/) is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic, [2] Alpine, [2] and Antarctic. [3] Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges, grasses, mosses, and lichens ...
Most of the territory rolling lowlands (mean elevation is 176 metres (577 ft)). The ecoregion to the north is the 'High Arctic tundra' (colder and wetter), to the south is the Low Arctic tundra (warmer and wetter). [2]
The main predators of the tundra are the polar bear, the Arctic wolf, and the Arctic fox. They all have thick white coats that help them blend into their environment and stalk prey. [ 5 ] The polar bear spends the majority of its time out on the ice hunting seals and sometimes when small rodents are scarce on land the Arctic fox will follow the ...
With wildfires and increased warming, scientists say the Arctic’s tundra is now a carbon source. The region had been a carbon sink for thousands of years (NOAA Climate.gov; Arctic Report)
The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn.. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...
The Canadian Low Arctic Tundra ecoregion covers a rolling landscape of shrubby tundra vegetation along the northern edge of the ... Mean elevation is 229 metres (751 ...