POLAR ICE CAPS

As the polar ice caps melt there are various impacts that are placed on the delicate ecosystems within this biome. The melting icecaps will cause increased sea levels, temperature increases, and a decrease in salinity levels.   As the ice caps melt, sea levels will rise causing low lying areas to flood.  Additionally, the influx of fresh water from the melting icebergs will decrease the salinity levels, and increase the temperatures of the water.  These slight changes impact ecosystems that are delicately balanced.  Not to mention the loss of habitat space for animals that rely on these sheets of ice.  The impacts go beyond flooding with increased sea levels.