Biomes and Ecosystems Websites
Biomes and Ecosystems – General
Exploring Nature Educational Resource
http://www.exploringnature.org/db/main_index.php
University of California Berkeley -online exhibits
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php
The Earth Floor, Earth Science Explorer, Center for Educational Technologies
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Radford University – Major Biomes of the World
http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/main.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
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WWF – the global conservation organization
http://www.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/about/habitat_types/habitats/
Missouri Botanical Garden – Biomes of the World
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Blue Planet Biomes
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
Arctic
National Park Service – Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
http://www.nps.gov/gaar/naturescience/index.htm
National Wildlife Refuge
http://arctic.fws.gov/
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History – Arctic Studies Center
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/
Canada’s Arctic
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Arctic Theme Page
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/index.shtml
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/basics/arctic_definition.html
Deserts
Monthly internet-based magazine on North American deserts
http://www.desertusa.com
U.S. Geological Survey, Deserts: Geology and Resources
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/contents/
The Living Desert – a zoo and gardens
http://www.livingdesert.org
Desert regions by continent (map)
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/images/desert_map_big_jpg_image.html&edu=hi
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Desert ecosystem
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_eco.html
American Museum of Natural History, desert diorama
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/online_field_journal/dr/drdt/drdtmain.html
Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum – Questions and Answers
http://www.desertmuseum.org/edu/faq_desert.php
Rainforests
Montclair State University – Rainforest Connection
http://rainforest.montclair.edu/pwebrf/rainforest.jsp
Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- Water-Aquatic Ecosystems
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/wateaquaticecosystems.html
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