Tundra and Taiga
The tundra and taiga covering much of Alaska is a delicate yet thriving ecosystem. Many plants have evolved to deal with its harsh conditions which include a long, cold winter, but spring to life under the constant summer sunlight. Underlying permafrost (frozen ground) restricts the topsoil depth and limits tree growth as a result.
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Raven flies through spruce trees in the morning fog, Denali National...
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The morning sun rises over the Alaska Range, lighting the crimson dwarf...
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Tundra tussocks, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska,...
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Tundra tussocks, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska,...
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Strong winds blow snow across the spruce tree covered tundra, Arctic,...
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Barter Island, Kaktovik, arctic sunset over tundra pond.
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Landscape with bull caribou antlers on the summer tundra along...
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A geological formation called a pingo on the tundra of Alaska's Arctic...
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Geological feature of Polygons on the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic...
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Autumn colors on the tundra, Alaska Range mountains, Interior, Alaska.
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Barren ground caribou migrate over the autumn tundra in Denali National...
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Tundra and taiga landscape in Denali National Park, Alaska
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Bull Moose treks across open autumn tundra during mating season, Denali...
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Crimson Red Bearberry, North Face Of 20, 3020+ Ft. Mt. Denali, Autumn...
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Dramatic clouds over small tundra pond in Interior, Alaska.
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Two bull caribou migrate across the snow covered tundra of Alaska's...
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Tundra kettle pond, foothills of the Alaska Range mountains, Interior,...
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Crimson colored dwarf birch covers the autumn tundra in Denali National...
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Autumn colored tundra near the Polychrome mountains surround a glacial...
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Spruce trees, dwarf birch and colorful autumn tundra vegetation in...
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Fireweed and dramatic skies over the tundra along the Denali Highway...
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Bull muskox on the snow covered tundra of the Arctic North Slope, Alaska
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Spruce trees, taiga, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Aerial of polygons on the tundra of the Arctic North Slope of Alaska,...
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Snow on polygon formations on the tundra on Alaska's Arctic North Slope
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Willow ptarmigan in winter phase on the tundra of the Arctic North...
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Snow covered tussocks in the tundra landscape north of coldfoot, Alaska...
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Alaska cotton grass and tundra pond, Alaska Range mountains in the...
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Red Bearberry and the summit of Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska.
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Tundra kettle pond, Alaska mountain range, Interior, Alaska.
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Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline traverses the Arctic tundra, Alaska.
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Yellow Alaska poppies and moss campion grow in the tundra of Highway...
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Cow moose stands in a tundra pond in the Alaska Range, Interior, Alaska.
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Morning sky and cloud pattern, small tundra pond near Delta Junction,...
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Autumn colored bearberry with morning frost, Arctic Alaska
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American golden plover on the flowering spring tundra in Denali National...
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Bull moose, autumn tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Autumn tundra and taiga, kettle pond, Alaska Range mountains, Denali...
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Autumn boreal forest of spruce, birch and aspen trees, Fairbanks,...
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Black spruce tree forest, dwarf birch, tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Black spruce trees lean due to underlying permafrost in the tundra,...
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Alaska cotton, small tundra pond, Alaska mountain range, Denali National...
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Two bull caribou sparring on tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska
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Moonrise over the Alaska Range mountains, Interior, Alaska.
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Bull caribou, rangifer tarandus, prances across the tundra north of the...
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Trans Alaska oil pipeline traverses the tundra near the pass of the...
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Tundra pond in the Atigun canyon, Endicott mountains of the Brooks Range.
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Bearberry on the tundra in autumn red color, mountain hillside in the...
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Bearberry on the tundra in autumn red color, mountain hillside in the...
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Tundra pond in the Kigluaik mountains on the Seward Peninsula, western...
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The Trans Alaska oil pipeline stretches across wind blown snow covered...
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Autumn tundra and taiga in Denali National park, Alaska.
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Bull Caribou, tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska
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20, 3020+ Ft. Mt. Denali, Fireweed And Tundra Pond, Denali National...
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Caribou on the Arctic tundra with the Endicott mountains of the Brooks...
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A branch sticks out of the snow covered tussocks on the tundra, Arctic,...
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Aurora borealis (northern lights) over small taiga pond in the Brooks...
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Gray wolf cubs travel the tundra of Denali National park, Interior, Alaska.
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Denali, North America's Tallest Mountain Visible Along The Tundra Of...
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Tundra wetlands on the south side of the Alaska Range mountains,...
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Bull moose feeds in the tundra and taiga, Denali National Park,...
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Mountain Aven wildflowers on the tundra, Denali National park, Interior,...
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Horned lark on springtime tundra, Denali National Park, Interior, Alaska.
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Autumn colors on tundra, Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Interior,...
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Morning fog over the tundra and boreal forest, Denali National Park,...
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Barren ground caribou travel across the snow covered tundra along the...
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Autumn colors over the tundra, East fork river, Denali National Park,...
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Autumn colors over the tundra in Sable Pass, Denali National Park,...
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Autumn colors over the tundra in Sable Pass, Denali National Park,...
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Autumn colors over the tundra in Sable Pass, Denali National Park,...
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Grizzly bear sow forages for berries on the tundra in Sable Pass, Denali...
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Autumn colored tundra in the Brooks Range mountains, Arctic, Alaska.
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Autumn colored tundra in the Brooks Range mountains, Arctic, Alaska.
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Muskox forage on the tundra at sunset along the Arctic Coastal Plains,...
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White-fronted Goose on tundra, Arctic Coastal Plains, Alaska.
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Trans Alaska oil pipeline traverses the autumn tundra north of the...
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Musk ox on the snowy tundra of the Arctic North Slope, Alaska.
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Wind blown snow on the tundra of Barter Island, Arctic National Wildlife...
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Autumn colors on the taiga and tundra wetlands, Denali highway, Alaska...
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Caribou travel the autumn tundra of Highway pass in Denali National Park.
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Autumn colors on the taiga and tundra wetlands, Denali highway, Alaska...
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Autumn colors on the tundra and taiga along the Denali highway, Alaska...
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Morning fog over the tundra and taiga of the Matanuska Susitna valley,...
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Autumn colors over the tundra and taiga landscape of Denali National...
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Blueberry plants on the tundra turn orange, Susitna River and Alaska...
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Bull caribou in colorful autumn tundra, Denali National Park, Interior,...
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Tundra wetland geological features, southcentral Alaska, west of cook...
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Tundra wetland geological features, southcentral Alaska, west of cook...
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Bull caribou in colorful autumn tundra, Denali National Park, Interior,...
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Pilot dirk nickisch with coyote air and his de-havilland beaver bush...
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Caribou travel across the snow covered tundra in the Atigun Canyon,...
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Walkways placed on the tundra in Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska to permit...
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Tundra in summer green grasses, Grayling lake, Alaska.
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Arctic ground squirrel on the tundra, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,...
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Bull muskox on the snow covered tundra of the Arctic North Slope, Alaska
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The trans Alaska oil pipeline traverses the Arctic winter tundra and...
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Marsh hawk or Northern Harrier flies over the autumn colored tundra in...
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Arctic ground squirrel on the tundra, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,...
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Alaska Range mountains and the muldrow glacier moraine in the distance,...
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Aerial of polygons on the tundra of the Arctic North Slope of Alaska,...