Resources
Biomes and Biogeographical Realms (World Wildlife Fund)
Biogeographic areas are divided into biomes and further divided into hundreds of ecoregions. Each ecoregion provides a photo, description, size, location, and conservation status.
Forest Ecozones of Canada (Natural Resources Canada)
Canada's Ecozones
Location | Climate | Geology and geography | Flora and fauna | Humans | Images
The State of Canada's Environment — 1996
Pacific and Western Mountains Ecozones, Central Plains Ecozones, Boreal Shield Ecozone, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Basin, Atlantic Ecozones, Taiga Ecozones, Arctic Ecozones
Major Biomes of the World
Information about the world's major biomes: the tundra, boreal forest (taiga), temperate broadleaf deciduous forest, tropical broadleaf evergreen forest (rainforests), tropical savanna, temperate grasslands, desertscrub, and Mediterranean shrub. Descriptions include climate, vegetation, distribution, fauna, soil, growthforms, and Alpine expressions. Photos, maps, and a glossary are provided.
Worldbiomes.com
"Biomes are the various regions of our planet which can best be distinguished by their climate, fauna and flora." Worldbiomes.com divides the earth into aquatic, desert, forest, grasslands, and tundra biomes, with a page for each biome and its subdivisions. Each page has a brief description with photographs and links to more detailed sites.
PlantZAfrica
Information about plants native to the countries of southern Africa. Includes images, descriptions, and growing information for more than 22,000 plant species
* nearshore and offshore;
* shallow and deep waters;
* saltmarshes;
* estuaries;
* muddy, sandy, and rocky bottoms; and
* open oceans and sheltered bays.
Arid and Semi-Arid Watersheds (University of Arizona)
Excellent links to plants and animals
Biomes
Basic information on six biomes : tropical rain forest, tropical savanna, desert, Arctic tundra, deciduous forest, and subarctic taiga and their plants, animals, and climate; average temperatures and precipitation of a particular location ( NASA's Classroom of the Future Program)
Cycling Through the Food Web - the role of Bacteria
The World's Biomes
Key facts on aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.
