From vast ocean habitats to the frozen arctic tundra, there are many different types of ecosystems, each shaped by their unique climate and physical features. This free five-day lesson plan ...

The Arctic tundra has over 1,700 species of plant. 98% of the continent of Antarctica is covered by ice, in places up to 4.7 km thick. Polar habitats are extremely cold. Temperatures can plunge to ...

They measure three feet from nose to tail and weigh between six and 12 pounds. HABITAT: Arctic foxes live in Arctic and alpine tundra, in coastal areas, on ice floes, and north of the tree line. RANGE ...

As the Arctic summer grows longer and warmer, tundra shrubs grow taller and the ... competing with local Arctic foxes for food and habitat. Sometimes, they come into direct competition with ...

But how has the environment shaped the landscape and this biome? Lapland is a region of northern Scandinavia - part of the Arctic tundra. In Finnish the word ‘tundra’ means ‘treeless plain’.

The Snow Goose Conservation order aims to balance the growing snow goose population, which is damaging Arctic breeding habitats. Find out more.

For example, ocean acidification is making Arctic waters unlivable for many calcifying creatures, melting permafrost threatens to drain tundra wetlands, and erosion is degrading coastal habitats.