polar ice biome by megan d'avella and teddy raymond
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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