Vegetation in Tundra and Mountain Biome.
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Vegetation in Tundra and Mountain Biome.
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| Vegetation in the Tundra Biome | Vegetation in the Mountain Biome |
| (i) The tundra is the coldest of the biomes. | (i) The temperatures are low and it decreases with increase in height. |
| (ii) The ground is frozen for 8 months of the year. There is a layer of permanently frozen ground below the surface, called permafrost. | (ii) Climate depends on altitude, location on leeward or windward side, orographic rainfall and snowfall on upper slopes of mountains. |
| (iii) Vegetation has adapted to the cold and the short growing season. | (iii) The vegetation has range from deciduous to tundra varj-ing according to altitude. |
| (iv) Mosses and lichens are common, while few trees grow here. | (iv) Rhododendron plants grow on most mountains. Oak, laurel and chestnut trees are also found up to 2000 m above sea-level. Pine trees are found up to 4000 m. |
| (v) The trees that do manage to grow stay close to the ground so they are insulated by snow during the cold winters. | (v) Above 4000 m altitude only lichens, grass and moss can be found. |
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