Details the characteristics of polar ecosystems and profiles the types of creatures that live in them. Outlines the adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in polar regions, and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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Frozen worlds -- The arctic -- Antarctica -- Cold-loving plants -- Animals of the arctic -- Arctic food webs -- Animals of the Antarctic -- Antarctic food webs -- People at the poles -- Polar regions at risk -- Resources at the poles -- The struggle to survive -- Polar regions in the future.