Biome
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Major Biomes of the World - Module from Virtual Geography at Radford University presents the "distribution and nature of the world's major biomes. It considers the structure, characteristic growthforms, and taxonomic affiliations of the vegetation; major soil order(s); and common adaptive characteristics of the fauna of the tundra, boreal forest, temperate broadleaf deciduous forest, tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, tropical savanna, temperate grasslands, desertscrub, and Mediterranean shrub biomes."

World Builders: Biomes - Distance learning course

The Virtual Zoo: Habitats - This ThinkQuest presentation includes a world map and pie chart of biome distribution as well as descriptions of various habitats.

MBGNet - Learn about Biomes of the World: the desert, grasslands, rainforest, temperate forest, taiga & tundra. Investigate plants and animals unique to each environment. Also explore Marine Ecosystems (salt), oceans and shoreline, and Fresh Water Marine Habitats.

All About Nature: Biomes - Habitats - The Enchanted Learning site has information geared for younger grades with brief, solid information on various biomes and the animals that live in each. Good, simple illustrations.

Earth Floor: Biomes - Each biome and its plants and animals.

EO Laboratory - Mission: Biomes - Good reference material and interactive activities.

The World's Biomes - Aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands and tundra. Includes a section on the importance of biomes.

worldbiomes.com - 5 types of biomes and subdivisions. Maps the various types.

Biomes of the World - "Rationale For Hierarchical Organization of the World's Environments." University of Puget Sound.

Blue Planet Biomes - Excellent presentation. Originally designed for middle school.

Desert USA Desert Animals and Wildlife

Biomes - Biology teacher John Kimball's lessons.

Biomes - 9th grade project

Biodiversity Pathfinder

Food Chains and Food Webs Pathfinder

NoodleBib Bibliography Composer - Single citation; free registration required.

BOOKS:

333.95137 SIMON
Nature in danger: threatened habitats and species.
Simon, Noel.

333.9516 713 1993
Habitats: saving wild places.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.

574.5 204
Endangered environments: saving the earth's vanishing ecosystems.
Caldara, Anna Maria.

574.50978 772 1982
Nature in the West: a handbook of habitats.
Rabkin, Richard.-

574.52 1752 1977
Earth, the living planet.
Bradshaw, Michael J.

574.526 HABITATS 1994
Habitats.
Hare, Tony.

574.5264 FULLER
The life of the far north.
Fuller, William Albert.

574.52642 ROSENBLATT
Rainforests for beginners.
Rosenblatt, Naomi.

574.90954 WAGNER
Wildlife of the deserts.
Wagner, Frederic H.

577.82 WHITFIELD
Biomes and habitats.
Whitfield, Philip.

578.734 OLDFIELD
Rainforest.
Oldfield, Sara.

VIDEO 574.526325 1994
The wetlands [videorecording]
National Wildlife Federation.