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The Importance Of Animals In Hudson Bay Lowlands
The animals that live in the Hudson Bay Lowlands include caribous, mule deers, white-tailed deers, mooses, grizzly bears, black bears and polar bears. The animals that live in the Arctic lowlands are polar bears, wolverines, arctic foxes, and snowshoe hares. The plants in the Hudson Bay Lowlands is mainly made up of coniferous trees, such as black and white spruce, tamarack trees, dwarf birch and willow can be found, and the ground in most areas is covered by cotton grass. Lichen and sphagnum moss is also common in the area. The vegetation in the Arctic lowlands in tundra like, therefore there is no tall-growing trees, only shrubs. These shrubs include alder, willow, and dwarf birch. There is also an abundance of lichens and mosses.

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