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​ ​ ALPINE **-​** The Alpine biome is like winter is to people in New England; snow, high winds; all the typical things. In Latin the word for 'high mountin' is 'Alps'. That is where today's word Alpine comes from.
 * THE ALPINE **


 * The Alpine can drop as low as 10 degrees every 1,000 meters usually an altitude of 10,000 meters alpines cover 16% of earth the winter in the alpines is harsh and cold the spring is beautiful the summer is sometimes warm sometimes cold fall is cold all kinds of plants and animals like the chinchilla,mountain lion,snow leopard, elk,and the cougar the plants are lichens,aspens,pines,snow flowers,and fir.**

Humans hurt the Alpines by logging, mining, and development. When people remove precious gems and minerals it can cause mountains to crumble, it can also cause dangerous avalanches and mudslides, witch frequently destroy natural habitats and homes. Building transportation routes has destroyed natural enviroments, and the pollution from vehicles is damaging to the plants and animals that live near them.

THE FOOD CHAIN BY JULIA MAIER


 * There are 200 species 180 days for plants it gets 12 inches of rain a year the alpine are Mt.Rainier big mountain and Yosemite.**

SNOW LEOPARD - **Their long fur helps them stay warm during the winter. They are carnivores who eat whatever they can catch. Their pray includes Ibex, Marmots, Deer, Bharal, Boar, Pikas, and small rodents.**

CHIKAREE- **The Chikaree is a smaller then the Grey Squirrel. It measures around 30-33 centimeters in length with a tail length of around 13-15 centimeters, and their weight is about 160-300 grams. They are omnivores, their main diet is nuts, fruit, acorns, berries, and mushrooms. They also eat eggs and young from nesting birds.**

PLANT SPECIES: Coniferous, Fir and Pine, Wildflowers, Moss, Lichen, Snow Flower, Bear Grass, Wild Potato, Oak Tree.

ANIMAL SPECIES: Snow Leopard, Chikaree, Mountain Goat, Elk, Ibex, Alpaca, Chinchilla, Snowshoe Hare, Kea Parrot, Markhor. PHACEELIA: The flowers can grow into 10 to 100 flowers around the top of a straight stem, witch can grow to be 1 to 2 feet.

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**BIBLIO****GRAPHY**


 * [|http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/alpine.htm]**

[|http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/alpine.htm]

 * By** ** David, Julia , and Kobe **