Pathfinder for Ecology

Biomes of the World

KEYWORDS:

FOR: ALSO TRY:
Savanna Grassland, Prarie, Plains, Steppe, Veld, or Pampas
Coniferous Forest Taiga;
Tropic Dry Forest Australia or India
Tropical Rainforest Rain forest
Temperate Forest Deciduous Forest or Temperate Woodlands
Wetland Bog, Marsh, or Swamp

 

BOOKS:

551.6 SAY
Sayre, April Pulley. Ocean . 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, 1996. Describes the physical features of the ocean biome, as well as ocean life, human use, and conservation efforts.

577.3 CHA
Champion, Neil. Temperate woodlands . 1st ed. North Mankato , MN: Smart Apple Media, c2007. Describes the characteristics of temperate woodland biomes and what makes them unique, looks at life in these regions, discusses their importance to the health of the planet, examines the damaging effects of pollution and, exploitation, and looks at what is being done to preserve temperate woodlands for the future.

577.3 JOH
Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the boreal forest . Minneapolis:Carolrhoda, [2000], c2001. Describes the climate, seasons, plants, animals, and soil of the boreal forest, a biome or and zone, which stretches across the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia .

577.3
JOH Johnson, Rebecca L. A walk in the deciduous forest . Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, c2001. Takes readers on a walk through a forest of trees that lose their leaves in the fall, showing examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive.

E- E-BOOKS:

Desert

Tundra

Chaparral

 

MAGAZINES:

Boreal Forest

 

 

MULTIMEDIA:

Zebras on the Savanna

Tropical Rainforest

Sunset on a Wetland


WEBSITES:

Monitoring Drought: Climographs of Selected U.S. Cities

Worldbiomes.com

BluePlanetBiomes

Biome Basics

What's it like Where You Live?

This page last updated September 7, 2007
Prepared by Ms. Wingert for Ecology Classes

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