Alpine Biome Plants And Animals

Alpine

Topic(due south): Biomes, Habitats

Quick Facts
Location	on mountains; above 10,000 anxiety
Temperature Range	cold all year summer 14ºF to 70ºF (-12ºC to 21ºC)
Area of coverage	xvi% of globe'southward surface 31,510,000 foursquare miles (81,610,000 foursquare kilometers)
Plants	Bristlecone pine, heath, moss, wild potato, grasses, dwarf trees
Animals	alpacas, llamas, mountain goats, yaks, snow leopards, condors, insects

The alpine biome is ane of the coldest biomes on World. It is cold, snowy and windy. It is usually below freezing at night. Alpine biomes are located on mountains. They are below the snow line. The altitude is high. The discussion tall comes from the word "alps." Alps mean high mountains.

In the alpine biome, winter lasts from October to May. Summertime may terminal from June to September. Sunlight in an alpine biome can be dangerous. The loftier altitude cannot filter the rays. The temperature in an tall biome can alter from warm to freezing in 1 day!

Plants must adapt to heavy snowfall and wind in an alpine biome. Plants grow in sandy and rocky soil. Nigh plants protect themselves by hugging the ground. They are minor and abound slowly. At that place are merely about 200 kinds of alpine plants.

Tall copse cannot abound in the alpine biome. The Bristlecone Pino lives at that place. It is a short tree. The trunk of the pine is twisted from the wind. The Bristlecone pine is the oldest known tree species in the world.

Only warm-blooded animals live in the alpine biome. Some alpine animals conform to the cold by hibernating. Some movement to warmer areas. Others insulate their bodies with layers of fat. Alpine animals volition often have shorter legs, tails and ears. The shorter body parts help keep the rut in the trunk. Alpine animals also have larger lungs. This helps them breathe in high altitudes.