- A Mysterious Journey - Rainforest, Desert, Grassland - Educational site about the 3 major biomes of the world, rainforest, desert and grassland.
library.advanced.org/26634
- Biodiversity and Mutualism in Ecosystems - Technical paper on the importance of biodiversity and mutualism (co-operation between different species) to ecosystem function and structural organization.
angelfire.com/sk/monkeypuzzle/mbiooverviewmain.html
- Biomes - Living Worlds - 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.
library.thinkquest.org/C0113340
- Coastal Dune Vegetation Network - Collaborative research network focused on the ecology and management of coastal sand dune plant communities in New Zealand. Site includes program information, progress reports, meeting announcements, and a bibliography.
www.forestresearch.co.nz/cdvn
- Gradual Change Can Push Ecosystems into Collapse - Scientists report that after decades of continuous change due to human activity, many of the world's natural ecosystems appear susceptible to sudden catastrophic change.
www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2001/10/10122001/s_45241.asp
- Images of the Dry Tropics - 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.
hoya.mobot.org/gradstudents/olson/drytropics.html
- Images of the Dry Tropics - Photographs of plants, animals, and landscapes from dry tropical habitats in the Americas, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia.
www.explorelifeonearth.org/drytropics.html
- Len Webb Ecological Images Collection - 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.
www.gu.edu.au/ins/lils/webb
- Millennium Assessment of Global Ecosystems - International project and process designed to improve the management of ecosystems and their contribution to human development by helping to bring the best available information on ecosystem goods and services to bear on policy and management decisions.
www.ma-secretariat.org
- Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World - Maps, descriptions, and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. Javascript required.
www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html
- The Buell-Small Succession Study - A long term old-field permanent-plot ecological succession study on the New Jersey Piedmont.
www.ecostudies.org/bss
- The World's Biomes - Introduction to aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. School class project.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome
- World Wildlife Fund - Ecoregions - Detailed descriptions and images of the world's ecoregions. Javascript required.
www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions
- WorldBiomes - Covering five of the major world biomes.
www.worldbiomes.com
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