The ice age biota is the dominant community of the glacial periods and it's typical of the trample steppe. During glacial periods, this biome becomes the largest of the entire continent, at the expense of the coldvanna. Despite its southern position, the trample steppe is one of the most productive ecosystems ever evolved at high latitudes. The arid and cold conditions favor the creation of gigantic open landscapes, where grazing vertebrates dominate.
A short lesson of antarctic toponomy
A botanical guide of the trample steppe
An entomological guide of the trample steppe
Crawling after the trampling: the snowy trenchcrawler
Surfing in the reef with reefsurfers
Stottmice from a cold paradise
"Let it big": the famelic beasters