13.3 The Arctic: Food production techniques in an extreme environment

Question 1

Where does the Arctic cover?

Answer 1

14.5 million km2 including ice-covered Arctic Ocean and surrounding land of northern Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia

Question 2

What is the NPP of the Tundra?

Answer 2

Has a very low organic productivity with an NPP of 140 g/m2/year – 2nd lowest of land biomes

Question 3

How are plants adapted to tundra environment? Dominant plant species?

Answer 3

Compact, low, and slow growing with short roots to avoid permafrost
Shrubs, mosses, and lichens are dominant