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- Atacama Desert - Provides information on the archeology, history, topography, and climate of this Chilean region.
sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl/chile/turismo/atacama.html
- Biological Soil Crusts - Biological soil crusts are commonly found in semiarid and arid environments throughout the world and are formed by living organisms and their by-products, creating a crust of soil particles bound together by organic materials.
www.soilcrust.org
- Chihuahuan Desert Home Page - Information about the landscape, animals, plants, and cultural history of the Chihuahuan Desert in the United States and Mexico.
nasa.utep.edu/chih/chihdes.htm
- Climate change in the Atacama Desert - article discusses a research project, to study geologic records of climate change in the Atacama Desert.
www.geo.arizona.edu/news/F98/atacama.html
- Desert Biome - Information on deserts: what they are, where they are located, and the plants and animals which live in them.
mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm
- Desert Ecology - A detailed look at desert ecology with emphasis on the Mojave National Preserve.
www.nps.gov/moja/mojade.htm
- Desert Ecology Resource Page - Explore the four main deserts of North America and note their similarities and their differences.
seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~jimbo/desert_ecology/Desert_Module.html
- Deserts in the World - Links to the world deserts. Desert life, plants, animals and landscapes.
www.naturalenviron.com/deserts.html
- DesertUSA 2000 - A monthly Internet-based magazine published by Digital West Media, Inc. Our purpose is to provide a tool for discovery; a publication which entertains, educates and explores with our readers, the beauty, life and culture of the North American deserts.
www.desertusa.com/index.html
- EcoQuest:Desert_Edition - an interactive mission about the desert environment and its inhabitants.
members.aol.com/QuestSite/1/index.html
- Mongolian Great Gobi - Description and photographs of the Gobi Desert and a number of essays on Mongolian life and culture.
www.freeyellow.com/members4/baatar
- Namibia's Mobile Sculptures - Information on how the sand moldes sculptures into the Namib Desert.
www.watchtower.org/library/g/2001/3/8/article_01.htm
- On the Line - Deserts - An educational project by Oxfam, WWF and Channel 4 investigating deserts as a world biome.
www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm
- OneWorld Magazine: Deserts - We would like you to experience the diversity and cultural richness of the world's deserts, if only virtually.
www.oneworldmagazine.org/focus/deserts/index.html
- Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) - ONDA exists to protect, defend and restore forever the health of Oregon's native deserts.
www.onda.org
- Sahara Desert - Information on the physical features, drainage, climate, plant and animal life, as well as the people who live in the Sahara. Published by The Living Africa.
library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/sahara_desert.shtml
- Sonoran Desert Naturalist - Images and descriptions of flora and fauna in the Sonoran Desert.
arizonensis.org/sonoran
- The Arid Lands Newsletter - a twice-yearly publication of the Office of Arid Lands Studies, the University of Arizona. The purpose of the Arid Lands Newsletter is to explore events and issues of interest to arid lands researchers, resource managers, and policy makers around the globe.
ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/ALNHome.html
- The Atacama Desert of Chile - information about the geology, climate, and life in the Atacama Desert, provided by Geocam.
www.musc.edu/cando/geocam/atacama/atacama.html
- The Chihuahuan Desert Region - An overview of the Chihuahuan Desert, includes information on fauna, flora and climate.
www.cdri.org/Desert/index.html
- The Living Desert: Wildlife and Botanical Park, Palm Desert, California - Devoted to desert habitats of the world. Web site has information on links about deserts.
livingdesert.org/home.html
- The Living Edens - A detailed look at one of the oldest deserts - the Namib Desert. Includes teacher's resources.
www.pbs.org/edens/namib/index.htm
- The Sahara Desert - School project on the Sahara Desert, with information on climate, current issues and photos.
thesaharadesert.8m.com
- The Sonoran Desert - An online photographic expedition into the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico. This site includes desert photographics as well as in-depth information about history, ecology and life of the Sonoran Desert.
www.oneworldjourneys.com/sonoran/index2.html
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