Block+3+Alpine

ALPINE Alpine are in the big mountain ranges in the world, the mountain in this altitude is around 10,000ft, the climate of a alpine is very cold, ice, snowy and windy, the temperature goes down 10 degrees celsius of all 1,000 meters so it is colder then one might expect.

Coniferous trees are appearance of alpine conifers also firs and pines are the same for cool environments

In the 1800,s a man named C.hart Merriam was surveying the land from the bottom of the grand canyon he noticed distinct plant communities

Here are some of the alpines animals, Chickaree-North America Chinchilla-South America (Endangered species) Elk-North America Ibex-North Africa/coast Africa/Eurasia Kea parrot-New Zealand Markhor(goat)-Asia Mountain goat-North America, it can climb very steep mountains Snow leopard-central Asia Snowshoe Hare-Alaska/Canada/North America, (Changes colors) Africa spurred totuise Pyremean Bear,15 bears left in the world,then grow up to 7 feet tall.

Plants in Alpine are include various wildflower, mosses, succulents. Lichers are also important. the snowflower is interesting. steller's jays and the chickaree are both species.





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creatded by trey branch and Mary Ingle