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Ecosystem Snapshot: TUndra

Ecosystem Snapshot: TUndra. Featured Population: Arctic fox. Animal FACTS. Adaptations – Arctic foxes have furry soles, short ears, and a short muzzle. When the seasons change, their coats change as well. They change from white in the winter to brown or gray in the summer.

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Ecosystem Snapshot: TUndra

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  1. Ecosystem Snapshot:TUndra

  2. Featured Population: Arctic fox

  3. Animal FACTS • Adaptations – • Arctic foxes have furry soles, short ears, and a short muzzle. • When the seasons change, their coats change as well. They change from white in the winter to brown or gray in the summer.

  4. Arctic FOX: BASIC NEEDS

  5. caribou The tundra Community Arctic skua Arctic hare muskrat Dall sheep wolverine

  6. The TUNDRA

  7. The TUNDRA Ecosystem • Very cold/dry climate • Summer lasts only 6–10 weeks • Average temperatures range from -30°F in the winter to 50°F in the summer (-34°C to 10°C) • Total yearly rainfall equals 6–10 inches (15-25 cm)

  8. Photo credits Photos are courtesy of clip art, US Department of Fish and Game; released to public domain, and Wikimedia; released to public domain

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