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How do people use the biome tundra?

likes for mines and what else? i postef it right here because no one could answer it on the other sections

2007-03-22 14:51:07 · 4 answers · asked by 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

4 answers

Found this:

"PEOPLE AND THIS BIOME: The tundra may seem tough, but it is a very sensitive environment. More people have recently been moving to the tundra to work in the mines and oil industry. New towns and roads are being built to support these people. These developments have interrupted many of the animals’ migrations and feeding patterns, as well as caused damage to the permafrost. It takes so long for the tundra to recover that tire tracks and footprints remain on the ground for decades after they were made. In areas of the tundra there are also many natural resources, like oil. People worry that pollution from these mines and rigs may ruin the fragile ecosystem. A caribou migration route was interrupted by construction of the Alaskan oil pipeline. In some places the pipeline has been raised high enough above the ground for caribou to pass under it. Insects bombard the tundra in the summer and birds flock here to eat them. Pesticides used to control insects may work their way up through the food chain and affect many of the animals that live on the tundra. We need to be careful with the delicate tundra environment."

There is also much we can learn from the tundra. Permafrost has the ability preserve plants and animals in the cold ice for long periods of time. Scientists can use the permafrost as a record of the past to learn about climate. These records are a tool to compare past climates with the current climate to see how much the earth may be warming. As we learn more about this unique biome, it is important that we continue to care for it.

2007-03-22 15:11:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well since you don't have much time on the comp. I am sorry to say I don't know the answer or what you are talking about. But just go to www.Google.com type in biome tundra and you might find what you are looking for. Best of luck!

2007-03-22 21:56:01 · answer #2 · answered by Asheera 2 · 0 0

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/tundra.php

2007-03-22 21:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 0 0

sorry girl you are to smart for me.....

2007-03-22 22:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by gibson_smark 3 · 0 0

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