A Mysterious Journey - Rainforest, Desert, Grassland «
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=26634&url=26634/ | | Educational site about the 3 major biomes of the world , rainforest , desert and grassland. |
Biodiversity and Mutualism in Ecosystems «
http://angelfire.com/sk/monkeypuzzle/mbiooverviewmain.html | | Technical paper on the importance of biodiversity and mutualism (co-operation between different species) to ecosystem function and structural organization. |
Biomes - Living Worlds «
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340 | | Fact sheets , photos , and video clips on the climate , location , animal and plant adaptations , land formations , and human influences of seven major terrestrial biomes: tundra , taiga , temperate forest , grassland , chaparral , desert , and rainforest. |
Ecological Society of America Panel on Vegetation Classification «
http://www.esa.org/vegweb/ | | Constituted by the ecological society of america to support and facilitate the creation of standardized , scientifically credible north american vegetation type classification. |
Ecosystem Information «
http://www.ecoinfo.ec.gc.ca/ | | Information related to ecosystems in the pacific and yukon regions of canada , including state of the environment reporting , environmental indicators , and programs and reports on ecosystem science , monitoring and research. |
Images of the Dry Tropics «
http://www.explorelifeonearth.org/drytropics.html | | Photographs of plants , animals , and landscapes from dry tropical habitats in the americas , africa , madagascar , and asia. dry tropical habitat types include tropical dry forest , tropical deciduous forest , thorn forest , spiny desert , savannah , cerrado , and |
Len Webb Ecological Images Collection «
http://www.gu.edu.au/ins/collections/webb/ | | Photographs by ecologist len webb depict a wide variety of native vegetation , fauna , landscapes , and soils , mainly in tropical and subtropical northeastern australia. represents a wide range of ecosystem types. |
MBGnet «
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ | | Descriptions and images of the biomes of the world , freshwater ecosystems , and marine ecosystems. from the missouri botanical garden. |
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment «
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/ | | Reports from international effort to inventory global ecosystems , their contribution to human development , and the effect of the ongoing degradation of ecosystem services on human well-being. |
Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World «
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html | | Maps , descriptions , and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. javascript required. |
The Buell-Small Succession Study «
http://www.ecostudies.org/bss/ | | A long term old-field permanent-plot ecological succession study on the new jersey piedmont. |
The State of the Nation's Ecosystems «
http://www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems/ | | Online book about the current status and trends of the environment of the united states , aimed at public policy makers and concerned citizens. |
The World's Biomes «
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ | | Introduction to aquatic , desert , forest , grassland , and tundra biomes. school class project. |
WorldBiomes «
http://www.worldbiomes.com/ | | Covering five of the major world biomes. |
WWF - Ecoregions «
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildplaces/about.cfm | | Detailed descriptions and images of the world's ecoregions. javascript required. |
