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Polar Ice Caps Biome Project
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Citations
Taylor, Barbara. DK Eyewitness Books: Arctic and Antarctic. S.l.: DK, 2012. Print.
"Natural Resources." The Arctic. Arctic.ru, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Farctic.ru%2Fnatural-resources>.
"Human Impacts in Antarctica." — Australian Antarctic Division. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-impacts-in-antarctica>.
"Ice Cap Climate." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Nov. 2014. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cap_climate>.
"Antarctic Soils." Landcare Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.landcareresearch.co.nz%2Fscience%2Fsoils-and-landscapes%2Fantarctic-soils>.
Greenland
Antarctica
- Highest elevated continent
- 9,300 feet above sea level
- Bedrock: 100 feet above sea level
Climate Zone
- 7,005 feet above sea level
- some bedrock at sea level
Specific Plants
- the simple plants are the most successful
- Algae, mosses, lichens
Elevation
General Topography
Arctic Wormwood
Pale Maidens
It is located in the Polar Climate zone
98% of Antarctica is covered in an ice sheet
General Plant Adaptations
Köppen Classification System: Ice cap climate
- Arctic and Antarctic plants grow in low, compact cushions, called tussocks
- keeps them safe from freezing, dry winds
- Rapidly produce seeds
Nunataks
tussocks
- Soil is virtually non-existent, and very thin
- Permafrost
- Low Levels of Carbon and Nitrogen
- Makes it hard for animals to survive
Annual Climate
General Description of the Soil
- Below freezing year round
- on average, only 50 mm of precipitation a year
- low absolute humidity