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Biomes
of the World
Well designed site from the Missouri Botanical Garden covers
biomes (rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate, grasslands),
as well as freshwater ecosystems (rivers & streams,
ponds & lakes, wetlands) and marine ecosystems (shorelines,
temperate oceans, tropical oceans).
Major
Biomes of the World
This educational module from Radford University presents
basic content on the distribution and nature of the world's
major biomes. It considers the structure, characteristic
growth-forms and taxonomic affiliations of the vegetation;
major soil order(s); and common adaptive characteristics
of the fauna of the tundra, boreal forest, temperate broadleaf
deciduous forest, tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, tropical
savanna, temperate grasslands, desertscrub, and Mediterranean
shrub biomes. Study hints and critical thinking questions
follow the content units. |
