Alpine Tundra Animals Food Web
Add labels and zones like in our example food web.
Alpine tundra animals food web. Plants include mosses lichens and poor grasses. Strong frequent winds and cold temperatures help limit what plants can grow there. Summer assists the food web in starting and continuing.
Open up a Drawing in Google Drive. Gulo Marten Grizzly Bear Badger Red Fox Coyote and Bobcat are at the top of the. Alpine include elk reindeer and moose.
Below is a more specific food web that represents some species that are a part of Rocky Mountain National Park. Alpine Biome Food Web By Amanda Alpine Biome Bacteria Andean Condor Mountain Lion Weasels Tundra Wolves Red Fox Andean Flamingoes Chinchillas LlamasAlpacas Caribou Grass Algae To build a food web you must research the biome prey and predators. The growing season is about 180 days and nighttime temperatures are usually below freezing.
The tertiary consumers in the Alpine tundra food web are coyotes mountain lions and the bobcats. Bighorn Sheep Wapiti Mule Deer are in the middle of the food chain. Mammals - elk marmots mountain goats pikas sheep Birds - grouse-like birds.
Some animals of the alpine tundra include. Humans tend to harvest the natural resources that come from the Tundra such as berries and stems from plants. The Primary consumers are the Pika Red- Breasted nuthatch Pacific tree frog Mule Deer Douglass squirrel and Ediths.
These are called trophic levels. Some animals of alpine tundra environments include the Kea parrot marmot Mountain goats chinchilla pika golden eagle and snow leopard. The alpine tundra is truly a land of extremes allowing only the toughest plants and animals to survive in its harsh environment.