1. Polar Ice Biome

2. Location of Polar Ice Biome
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3. 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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4. Climate Comparison
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5. Climate Basically, it's below freezing here year round.
Summer daytime temperature: + 5 C
Summer nighttime temperature:  -30 C
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6. Climate
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7. 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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8. 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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9. Animal Species
Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)
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10. Animal Species
Penguins
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11. Animal Species
Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina)
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12. Phytoplankton
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13. Animal Species Arctic Fox
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14. Animal Species Arctic Hare
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15. Animal Species Arctic Wolf
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16. Polar Bear
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17. Animal Species
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
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18. Walrus
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19. 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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20. Threats
The biggest threat, however, is from oil and gas development and the resulting global warming.
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21. Oil Drilling
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22. Global Warming
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23. Global Warming
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24. Global Warming
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