Climate Change Impact on Arctic Tundra Biome
Predicting the Effects of Increased Greenhouse Emissions on the Arctic Tundra Biome
The effect of greenhouse gases on the Tundra ecosystem will cause increased greenhouse gases will increase the overall average temperature of the region, resulting in the melting of the polar ice.
The tundra is a scientific term to refer to the polar geographic region characterized by:
- Low growing vegetation.
- Frozen subfloor.
- Absence of arboreal vegetation.
- Soils that are covered in moss, lichens, snow, or ice.
- In some places they are swampy.
This region is being affected by greenhouse gases because they heat the poles, causing a thaw, and the water level is rising, making the tundra an exclusively marshy region.
Predict the effect on the Arctic tundra biome as greenhouse emissions increase. Answer: It will remove habitable areas from humans and wildlife as coastal areas flood due to increased greenhouse gases. Explanation: Increased greenhouse gases will increase the overall average temperature of the region, resulting in the melting of the polar ice. This will decrease the access that humans have to navigate the area.