Tundra
Title | Info |
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Source | Dan L. Perlman |
Ecosystems | Other |
Other ecosystems | Tundra |
Selection and adaptations | Extreme environments |
Change over time | Succession |
Succession | Primary succession |
Date | July 10, 2000 |
Location | Mount Evans,Colorado,USA,North America |
Tundra at Summit Lake, Mount Evans, Colorado. Far above tree line, the landscape is covered with small wildflowers, short grasses, and lichens. Between a short growing season, high winds, and thin soils, this is a very difficult habitat in which to survive. This is also a good situation in which to see primary succession, as the bare rocks are first colonized by lichen then later by flowering plants as small amounts of soil form.