Polar Ice

Biomeby Megan D'Avella and

Teddy Raymond

Location Location Location

Regions covered in ice almost year round Includes much of the Arctic and Antarctic Located in the North and South Poles High and low-altitude areas Pack ice and ice sheets are created when

water freezes due to a lack of energy from the sun.

The Circle of Life Consumers: Polar bears, Wolves, Foxes, Wolverines,

Lemmings, Ermines, Hare, Musk Oxen, Caribou, Snowy Owls, Harp Seal, and gyr Falcons

Producers: Algae, Wildflowers, Poppies, Azaleas, Lupine, Mosses, Grasses, Lichens, and small shrubs

Algae--> Capelin --> Harp Seal --> Polar BearAutotroph Primary Secondary Tertiary

Natural Resources

Fresh Water can be discovered beneath the ice. Fish are abundant in this region, and can be

caught and sold for profit by fishermen. Nutrients

Environmental Concerns Air pollution - DDT and PCB ends up there. Oil and Gas Development - which turns into global

warming. Global Warming not only effects plant and animals, but

native people also. Entire ecosystems are being wiped out due to the melting ice caps. Animals have to change their eating or migration patterns. People are uprooted from their homes due to flooding.

http://arcticportal.org/images/stories/oh-no-global-warming.jpg

Endangered Species Polar Bears depend on ice in order to catch their prey.

“Summer ice loss in the Arctic now equals an area the size of

Alaska, Texas, and the state of Washington combined.”-Polar

Bears International Lichens are a mixture of fungi and algae living in a symbiotic

relationship. The fungi photosynthesizes, creating food for the algae. In return, the algae gives the fungi protection

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/36363 http://www.plantpath.iastate.edu/pdc/files/Image/lichen%20on%20red%20cedar%20copy.jpg

Sources::The World Wide Biome Project:

http://www2.kpr.edu.on.ca/cdciw/biomes/antarctica/biotic_research.htm

Marietta College Department of Biology and Environmental Science's Biomes of the World:

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/ice.htm

Biomes of the World:http://rrms-biomes.tripod.com/id1.html

The Wild Classroom:http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/icecaps.html

Scribd:http://www.scribd.com/doc/21389160/The-Polar-Ice-Biome

Polar Bears International:http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bears/bear-essentials-polar-style/

conservation/current-status

Natural Resources Defense Councilhttp://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/qthinice.asp