By arturhaidarov on Skatehive
In mountainous areas, a mosaic of different ecosystems support many kinds of plant and animal species. Ruthless natural conditions abound at elevations, driving the development of treeless alpine flora, which this article examines. In contrast, the lower slopes usually have mountain forests hiding them. Further down, these mountain landscapes turn into other kinds of ecosystems including rain or temperate forests, savannas, shrublands, deserts, or tundras. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees, Asia's Caucasus and Urals, and parts of New Guinea, New Zealand, and East Africa are among other significant mountainous areas. Seen in the perspective of geologic time, mountain uplift and erosion happen rather fast, so high mountain ranges are in fact temporary characteristics of the topography of the planet. Many mountains are relatively isolated from other, similarly environmentally similar areas, with their peaks looking like newly formed islands of cool temperatures encompassed by wide tracts of warm