Polar Ice Biome
By Jon Joshlin and Alex Bogert
Location of Polar Ice Biome
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Polar Ice Biome
• This biome refers to the large polar ice cap found in the frigid zone environments of the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctica. The Polar Ice biome is a marine biome that is rich in nutrients from the land around them, and contain ice. This makes the perfect environment
for plankton, and plankton fuel the surrounding ecosystem.
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Climate Comparison
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Climate
• Basically, it's below freezing here year round.
• Summer daytime temperature: + 5 C
• Summer nighttime temperature: -30 C
Climate
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Plant Species
• It's ICE, folks! There are no higher plants; in some areas algae may grow in the snow and give it a pinkish color.
• With no exposed soil, it's hard for plants to take root, so there really isn't much of a base for a biological community on land (with the exception of those algae in the snow and perhaps a few insects that feed on them).
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Animal Species
• Few animals live in the Polar Ice Biome because they have to adapted to extreme conditions to live here.
• Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
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Animal Species
• Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)
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Animal Species
• Penguins
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Animal Species
• Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina)
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Phytoplankton
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Animal SpeciesArctic Fox
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Animal SpeciesArctic Hare
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Animal SpeciesArctic Wolf
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Polar Bear
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Animal Species
• Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
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Walrus
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Threats
• There aren't a lot of people running out to build houses on the polar ice biome. Development is not a major problem, nor is there much pressure from human populations (although pollution problems near human settlements can be severe; it is a great technical challenge to effect efficient sewage treatment in a cold environment, for instance).
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Threats
• The biggest threat, however, is from oil and gas development and the resulting global warming.
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Oil Drilling
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Global Warming
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Global Warming
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Global Warming
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2003
Polar Ice Biome
•The End!!
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