1 / 9

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By Christine Solsman . The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . 1980 Size of South Carolina Diverse and Intact ecosystem. Characteristics. Tundra Biome Strong sweeping winds -plants go low to the ground and in clusters No deep root systems

xaria
Download Presentation

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge By Christine Solsman

  2. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • 1980 • Size of South Carolina • Diverse and Intact ecosystem

  3. Characteristics • Tundra Biome • Strong sweeping winds -plants go low to the ground and in clusters • No deep root systems • Plants rely on photosynthesis and dead organic material • Times of total darkness and total sunlight

  4. What Lives in the ANWR?

  5. What Lives in the ANWR?

  6. The Importance of ANWR • Breeding grounds • Feeding grounds • Birds will molt and rest

  7. The Debate is… Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil drilling? NO!

  8. Reasons Why Not • Drilling pads and roads • Plan to drill on the Coastal Plain • Spills and leaks • Disturbances • Native tribes • Global warming is already affecting the ANWR

  9. Questions?

More Related