Human Impact Of The Polar Biome On Antarctica

Human actions and behaviour towards the polar biome have a had major impact on the geographical processes operating within this environment. The polar biome can be situated in either the North or South Pole. Some of the human impacts currently in Antarctica are tourism, Climate Change and Invasive species due to this there is been dramatic changes to food webs and the environment itself. In Antarctica temperatures are extremely low with an average annual temperature ranging from -10°C to -80°C in different areas of Antarctica's weather. These are some of the issues that caused damage to the polar biome.

Tourism plays a major role in the human impacts on Antarctica. When tourists visit Antarctica, they are leaving lots of waste which can impact the various types of flora and fauna in the ecosystem. Many of these animals choke or die on human rubbish, and once an animal species becomes extinct it highly affects the food webs. Emissions is another part of the tourism impact on Antarctica. Transport also contributes to many factors of emissions by polluting the water and air. For example ships and aircraft waste, metals and oils kill the sea animals. Hence, this is one way of how humans have impacted the polar
Climate Change is when heated gas is trapped in the atmosphere, and the more heat that is trapped affects the temperature of the biome. So in Antarctica, Climate Change is affecting the ice. The ice slowly breaks down and melts due to all the buildings been constructed as scientists and tourists need accommodation. Climate change also affects the species of animals in the ecosystem of Antarctica, these animals can no longer adapt to hotter conditions as they are already adapted to the colder climates. The animal’s habit is also destroyed by been melted. As a result of Climate Change impacting Antarctica it’s a major impact that affects both the environment and animals living