arctic tundra type of soil and perspiration?

Question

what is the type of soil and amount of perspiration in the tundra

Answer 1

The soil in the tundra is permafrost, which is composed mostly of mosses and and other dead plant materials - it looks like peat moss when it is not frozen. .

Perspiration is sweating - you probably mean either transpiration (uptake of water by plants) or respiration (metabolism). Transpiration and respiration rates usually go-hand-in-hand. Because the tundra has as much as 24 hours of light during the sumer, respiration rates can be extremely high, and only limited by the amount of nutrients, CO2, or water. Given that the soil is frozen a few inches below the surface, water can become scarce, so transpiration rates end up being low or moderate. The respiration rates cannot reach their full potential if the transpiration rates are limited.