Biodiversity in the Arctic

27.Mar.2008 | 844 KB - pdf

Biodiversity in the Arctic

Biodiversity in the Arctic

© International Polar Foundation

The sheet on "Biodiversity in the Arctic" is part of the pedagogical dossier on Biodiversity & Climate Change.

This sheet offers an introduction to the two types of polar ice that are the pack ice and ice caps, and to two Arctic ecosystems: the taiga and tundra. This sheet also talks about climate change and how it is causing both the pack ice and permafrost in the Arctic region to melt.

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