This hands-on department maintains roads, bridges, buildings and more so Jackson County can continue to be a great place to live and work. County Executive Frank White, Jr. was elected Jackson County Executive on Nov. 8, 2016, after serving as interim County Executive since Jan. 11, 2016.
Tundra. In physical geography, tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian ÑÑÐ½Ð´ÑÐ° from the Kildin Sami word tÅ«ndar tÅ«ndÃ¢r, uplands treeless mountain. tract
The tundra biome. Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a nutrient pool.haracteristics of tundra include: 1  Extremely cold climate. 2  Low biotic diversity. 3  Simple vegetation structure. 4  Limitation of drainage. 5  Short season of growth and reproduction. 6  Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material.