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The Arctic Tundra - Coggle Diagram
The Arctic Tundra
Fact file:
Location and extent - occupies an area of 8million km2 in northern Canada, Alaska and Siberia
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Flora and fauna - biodiversity is low and apart from a few dwarf species, ecosystem is treeless
Annual pattern of temperature - 8/9 months a year the tundra has a negative heat balance with average monthly temperatures below freezing
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Definitions:
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Active layer - the near surface layer in a periglacial environment which seasonally freezes and thaws
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