Biomes

The importance of biomes cannot be overestimated. Biomes have changed and moved many times during the history of life on Earth. More recently, human activities have drastically altered these communities. Thus, conservation and preservation of biomes should be a major concern to all.

Great Sites

Biomes http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html 

Biomes of the World
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/ 

http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/Classes/Science/Net_Lessons/Biomes/Biomelinks.html 

Biomes - Habitats http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/ 


Temperate Forest

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tbdf/tbdf.html 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/index.htm 

http://www.hesd.k12.ca.us/resource/biomes/temperate.htm 

Estuaries

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/aquatic.html 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/ 

Tropical Rain Forest

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/forests.html 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm 

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/savanna/savanna.html 

http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Bio96_97/P3/TropicalRF/cgdb3.html 

Taiga

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html 

http://www.hesd.k12.ca.us/resource/biomes/taiga.htm 

http://realscience.breckschool.org/upper/eb_biomes01/biome6/6.taiga3/

Grasslands

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tempgrass/tempgras.html 

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/grassland.html 

Freshwater Wetlands

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/aquatic.html 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/ 

Marine

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/aquatic.html

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/

http://www.biomes.org/FAQ/biomes_FAQ_ans_006.htm

Desert

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/deserts.html

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/desert/desert.html

Tundra

http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=Tundra+biome&tsug=
-1&csug=10&look=excite_netcenter_us

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/tundra.html