Alpine Tundra

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Alpine Tundra

• Adam Thorpe
• White 1

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Abiotic features

• Elevation above 11,400 ft.
• Annual Precipitation 30 in.
• Average temperature 27 Degrees F

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Primary Plants

• Primary Plants
• cotton grass
• Sedge
• dwarf heath

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Primary Animals

• Primary Mammals
• Yellow-bellied Marmots
• Mountain Goats
• Marmots
• Primary Birds
• Kea Parrots
• white-tailed ptarmigan
• Grouse

• Primary Insects
• Arctic bumblebees
• Blackflies
• moths

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White-Tailed Ptarmigan(Lagopus leucurus)

• Order Galliformes
• Family Phasianidae
• Physical Description
• It is a small grouse, medium to large chicken
  sized.
• Has a short rounded tail
• It is a grayish brown in the summer, but turns
  completely white in the winter
• Habitat
• Alpine areas above the tree-line.
• Usually in rocky areas, snowfields, and meadows.
• Behaviors
• Walks on ground nipping at vegetation.
• Male bows and struts before females with combs
  flared and tail feathers fanned out

• Diet
• The White-Tailed Ptarmigan is a omnivore, this
  means it eats both plants and animals.
• In the winter it feeds on stems, buds, and seeds.
• In the summer it eats insects, leaves, fruit, and
  flowers.

White-tailed Ptarmigan sitting on the snow in
winter
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Mountain Goat(Oreamnos americanus)

• Order Artiodactyla
• Family Bovidae
• Physical Description
• Large hoofed animal found only in North America.
• Have beards, short tails, and long black horns
  (15-28cm in length).
• Their wool coats help them withstand temperatures
  of -50 degrees F, and winds of up to 100mgp.
• Stand about 3 feet tall, and typically weigh
  around 100-300 lbs.
• Habitat
• The mountain goat inhabits the Rocky Mountains
  and Cascade Range regions of North America.
• found in their high-altitude habitats, which
  reach elevations of 13,000 feet or more.
• they are primarily an alpine and subalpine
  species. Throughout the year, the animals usually
  stay above the tree line.

• Behaviors
• Can be very competitive and protective of their
  space and food sources.
• They will fight with one another for dominance in
  conflicts that can ultimately include all the
  females in the herd.
• In lower regions below the tree line, females
  also use their fighting abilities to protect
  themselves and their offspring from predators.
• Diet
• Mountain goats spend most of their time grazing
• Their diet includes grasses, herbs, sedges,
  ferns, moss, lichen, twigs and leaves from the
  low-growing shrubs and conifers of their
  high-altitude habitat.

A herd of mountain goats scaling the mountain
side.