Flora in Polar Regions
Plankton
The most important plants in polar regions are the plankton. Plankton are tiny one-celled plants that live in the ocean. Everything that lives in the ocean depends on plankton for food.
Climate Kids has an animated children's video that explains why plankton are so important [http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/climateTales/]
You can also read about plankton at The Earth Observatory [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Phytoplankton/]
Antarctic Plants
Image: Guillaume Dargaud
Because Antarctica includes land, there are many other types of plants which live there. You can find out about Antarctic flora at:
- Other Life Forms [http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Animals.html#Other]
- Think Quest [http://library.thinkquest.org/26442/html/life/plant.html]