GEOG-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Muskox, Qiviut, Permafrost
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Very little flora (barely trees, low bushes) No true summer (half-way through june to half-way through august) A wide variety; 1700 diff plants low shrubs, reindeer mosses, liverworts, grasses, 400 type of flower, lichen. Depth to permafrost determines the type and condition of the vegetation above. Blueberries can survive with less than 18 of soil. Hazards thick, muddy ice is exposed every day to temps that are above freezing and begin to melt. Survive temps: 94f; inner/outer coat live in wetlands; higher elevations in the winter to avoid the deep snow lifespan: 20-24 years. Qiviut - stronger than sheeps wool/warmer/ finer than cashmere. Winter - roots, moss, lichen (dig throw show to reach food) 6-8 week spawning of mosquitoes; houseflies= toward cold escape. Attract 80% of migratory birds traveling up to 12000 miles from and as far south as argentina. H climate to address highland, mountain areas. There are rocks (times scale for geologic change)
