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Covering five of the major world biomes.
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Biomes are the various regions of our planet which can best be distinguished by their climate, fauna and flora. Scientists argue on the exact number, or different types of biomes in existence. As it is with everything in nature, similar...Technical paper on the importance of biodiversity and mutualism (co-operation between different species) to ecosystem function and structural organization.
http://angelfire.com/sk/monkeypuzzle/mbiooverviewmain.html
A long term old-field permanent-plot ecological succession study on the New Jersey Piedmont.
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Welcome to the Buell-Small Succession Study Jersey and continues to the present. The BSS web site was developed as a resource for the public to learn about the study, for scientists to learn about current BSS projects, and to give scientists an opportunity to become collaborators...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.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340
Maps, descriptions, and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. Javascript required.
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Wild World nationalgeographic.com ...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 caatinga.
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Images of dry tropical habitat Images of dry tropical habitat Imgenes del trpico seco When most people think of the tropics, we think of the tropical rain forest. It may come as a surprise that for over 75% of the tropics, annual drought is a...Online book about the current status and trends of the environment of the United States, aimed at public policy makers and concerned citizens.
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The Heinz Center It presents a vision for periodic, high-quality, nonpartisan reporting on the condition and use of the nation’s lands, waters, and living resources. The report also identifies specific indicators for the nation’s ecosystems, provides data on current conditions and past trends...Constituted by the Ecological Society of America to support and facilitate the creation of standardized, scientifically credible North American vegetation type classification.
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ESA Panel on Vegetation Classification Classification was constituted in January, 1995, by the Ecological Society of America to support and facilitate the creation of standardized, scientifically credible North American vegetation classification. Vision Statement ESA Panel on Vegetation Classification Members, August 2004 Panel Activities: Review of...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.
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Len Webb Ecological Images Collection Your browser does not support frames; hence you should use the text version of this document, or start at the Griffith University text-only homepage. The Griffith text site contains the same content as the graphics version. You may also be...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.
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/
Educational site about the 3 major biomes of the world, rainforest, desert and grassland.
http://www.thinkquest.org/librar..._sum.html?tname=26634&url=26634/
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.
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Ecosystem Information Renseignements sur les écosystèmes Important Notices Avis Importants...Descriptions and images of the biomes of the world, freshwater ecosystems, and marine ecosystems. From the Missouri Botanical Garden.
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Detailed descriptions and images of the world's ecoregions. Javascript required.
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WWF About Ecoregions The central concept is simple: By conserving the broadest variety of the world's habitats, we can conserve the broadest variety of the world's species and most endangered wildlife, as well as whole communities and ecosystems. Regardless of their location, Global...