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Rock-strewn barren Arctic lands of Polar Bear Pass on Bathurst Island, Nunavut, Canada. Polar barrens are found in the High Arctic region of North America and Eurasia. These ecosystems have a shorter growing season, cooler summers, half the number of vascular plants, and fewer species overall than tundra ecosystems.

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…in polar regions such as polar barrens and tundra.
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