The tundra biome is characterized by extremely cold ... and rosette perennials (i.e. lichens, mosses, sedges, perennial forbs, rosette, and dwarfed shrubs). Animals in the Arctic and alpine ...

The tundra biome is the coldest and one of the largest ... liverworts, grasses, lichens, and around 400 types of flowers. There are also a number of animals that call the Arctic tundra home.

Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are covered with snow for much of ...

Taxonomists, ecologists and philosophers explored the world's southernmost forest and tundra ecosystems to estimate the diversity of the dominant vegetation, namely tiny bryophytes and lichens.