1. Polar Ice Biome By Jon Joshlin and Alex Bogert

2. Location of Polar Ice Biome 8/18/20152

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. 8/18/20153

4. Climate Comparison 8/18/20154

5. 5 Climate Basically, it's below freezing here year round. Summer daytime temperature: + 5 C Summer nighttime temperature: -30 C

6. Climate 8/18/20156

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). 8/18/20157

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) 8/18/20158

9. Animal Species Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) 8/18/20159

10. Animal Species Penguins 8/18/201510

11. Animal Species Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) 8/18/201511

12. Phytoplankton 8/18/201512

13. Animal Species Arctic Fox 8/18/201513

14. Animal Species Arctic Hare 8/18/201514

15. Animal Species Arctic Wolf 8/18/201515

16. Polar Bear 8/18/201516

17. Animal Species Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) 8/18/201517

18. Walrus 8/18/201518

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). 8/18/201519

20. Threats The biggest threat, however, is from oil and gas development and the resulting global warming. 8/18/201520

21. Oil Drilling 8/18/201521

22. Global Warming 8/18/201522

23. Global Warming 8/18/201523

24. Global Warming 8/18/201524 1979 2003

25. Polar Ice Biome The End!! 8/18/201525