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The Animals of the Arctic Ocean. The bowhead whale can grow to 60 feet in. The vast area of the Arctic Ocean is home to numerous fish, mammals and birds. Due to the ice coverage on the Arctic Ocean, its animal inhabitants have adapted to be skilled both on ice and in open water.
Jellyfish. Bowhead Whale. Detritus. Sea Stars & Sea Urchins. The Arctic Ecosystem: Seasonal Cycles. Capped with a formidable ice and snow cover, plunged into total darkness during the winter, buffeted by blizzard winds, and bitterly cold, the Arctic Ocean is one of the most inaccessible and yet beautiful environments on Earth.
Sep 15, 2004 · Great polar bears roam the Arctic ice and swim the Arctic seas. Supporting these top predators is a complex ecosystem that includes plankton, fish, birds, seals, walruses, and even whales. At the center of this food web, supporting all of this life, are phytoplankton and algae that produce organic material using energy from the sun.
It sits at the top of world, covered in sea ice—a seemingly unwelcome place for life. Yet the Arctic is actually teeming with wildlife, from large mammals like walruses and polar bears to birds, fish, small plants, and even tiny ocean organisms called plankton. The Arctic region covers much of Earth's northern pole.
Sep 12, 2018 · September 12, 2018. • 6 min read. The waters of the White Sea are actually green, says photographer Viktor Lyagushkin, thanks to abundant phytoplankton in these icy waters straddling the Arctic...
Thousands of years of evolution have prepared Arctic species like the polar bear, walrus and narwhal for life on and around the sea ice. Because of climate change, that ice cover has been changing rapidly, in both extent and thickness, and shrinking far too quickly for these species to adapt.
It has a complex but abundance ecosystem that supports large predators such as walruses, polar bears and whales. Find out about this unusual ecosystem and the plants and animals that live in and on the ice by clicking on the image at left. TOPICS: Ocean Life / Polar Life / Ecosystems. Image and Visual Licensing.
