Buy Books on Biomes
 Major
Biomes of the World. Susan L. Woodward, Radford University. An excellent
introduction to the biomes of the world, and particularly of North America.
The site begins with a general introduction to the biome concept and also
covers the Merriam life zones principle. Each of the major biomes in discussed
in some detail and are well illustrated. Highly recommended.
What's
it Like Where You Live? Evergreen Project. A great introduction to
some of the more interesting biomes of the world including the rainforest,
tundra, taiga, desert, grasslands, and temperatre forest. Each component
of the site includes basic information on the biome as well pictures of
the plants and animals that live there. Recommended.
Life
Zones and Altitudinal Zonation. Susan L. Woodward, Radford University.
An excellent introduction to the concept of life zones. The site covers
the Merriam and Holdridge classifications of life zones with examples
from North America. It also has examples from Africa. Recommended.
The
Biomes of the World. Bishops College, Newfoundland. A very nice, basic
introduction to the terrestrial and aquatic biomes and habitats of the
world. Unlike most biome sites, aquatic and marine habitat types are also
discussed at this site. Recommended.
The
World's Biomes. Museum of Paleontology, University of California at
Berkeley. A very good introduction to the biomes of North America with
information on the biome's distribution, its climate, and the plants and
animals that live there. Recommended.
Plant
Geography, Biome Map. Greg Schmitt, University of Tennessee. A map
of the biomes and ecoregions of North America at a finer division than
normally used for biomes. Included with the map is a table of the biomes
with a short descripition of each "biome", its dominant plants,
and basic climate. Recommended.
Canada's
Aquatic Environments, Habitats. University of Guelph. An extremely
impressive and informative web site on all aspects of Canada's aquatic
habitats. The "Habitats" section of the site includes descriptions
and information about these habitats including lakes, oceans, rivers,
and wetlands.
Arizona
Biomes. University of Northern Arizona. A clickable map of the biomes
of Arizona with a list of typical species in each biome and figures of
a few of the species. You will need the Shockwave plugin to view the map.
Southern
California Natural History. You'll find a series of short articles
on the various plant habitat types found in Southern California along
with photographs and information about some of the typical plant species
found in each.
Biomes.
Thurston High School. A series of web pages on the biomes of the world
developed by the students at Thurston High School.
Ecosystems.
Save our Earth. Short introductions to the different biomes of the world.
Biomes
of the World. Linda Freeman. Short introductions to the biomes of
the world and a world map showing the extent of each.
Your
Key to the Biomes. Cyberzoo. An introduction to the biomes of the
world written especially for kids. The site is organized into a series
of questions and a series of information sections from which the answers
to the questions may be found.
Tour
of Biomes. Earth Science Explorer. This site contains an introduction
to the biomes of the world including information on the climatic factors
effecting each ecosystem type.
Sierra
Club Critical Ecoregions Program. The Sierra Club has put together
a short introduction to some of the most critical ecosystems in North
America. The site includes information on the biomes and why each biome
is important to the ecological health of our world.
Introduction
to Biomes. World Builders, Elizabeth Anne Viau. A very good introduction
to the biomes of the world and the physical factors of the environment
that cause them. The site is well illustrated and includes as a bonus
separate segments about the relationships between the plants and animals
that inhabit them.
Biomes.
John Kimball. An illustrated introduction to the biomes of the world and
their characteristics.
Biome
Basics. Mary Ciucci et al., University of Richmond. A basic introduction
to the biomes of the world and some of the plants and animals that live
in each.
Ecosystems,
Biomes, and Watersheds: Definitions and Use. Congressional Research
Service. An article on definitions of the words in the title written primarily
for governmental policy makers.
Biomes
of the World. Donald A. Levin, University of Texas. This piece on
terrestrial biomes is part of an ecology and evolution course taught at
the University of Texas. The site includes basic information on each biome
type and some specific details about each.
Habitat
Information. Animal Watch. Animal Watch is written for younger readers
and features information about the animals found in the major biomes of
the world. A short introduction to each biome is given with pictures and
information about some of the prominent animals that live in it.
Natural
Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks. Biomes. National
Park Service. This site describes the efforts of the National Park Service
to inventory and monitor the biodiversity of U.S. National Parks. In this
site the projects are arranged by biome type.
Miniunit
Zeta: Biomes of the World. Academic Television Services. A changing
map that shows the extent of the biomes of world as you choose a biomes
from the list of buttons on the right.
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