Resources.We want to thank Colby Loucks, senior conservation specialist at World Wildlife Fund (WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. ) for help in reviewing this poster. For more about his research and about WWF, visit: www.worldwildlife.org/sclence/staff/colby_l.cfm This NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. site has well-organized information on land biomes. The site also includes two "missions," which challenge students to investigate the climate and plant life of different biomes. Visit: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/ On this Web site, students perform Internet research This article is about using the Internet for research; for the field of research about the Internet, see Internet studies. Internet research is the practice of using the Internet, especially the World Wide Web, for research. and use compare-contrast diagrams to understand what makes various biomes unique: www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/5thbiomecov.htm Use climographs to learn more about the climate of selected biomes. Check out: www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysfir/biomes.html Take an online tour of some of Africa's biomes, including savannas, rain forests, and desert regions. You'll discover the ecology and culture that makes each place distinct, at: www.pbs.org/wnet/afica/explore/index_flash.html Did you know that a giraffe's tongue can be as long as 53 centimeters (21 inches)? Discover other fun facts about the animals living in the African savannas, at: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/afsavfact.cfm Interested in aquatic biomes? Check out this Missouri Botanical Garden The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in St. Louis, Missouri, and is also known informally as "Shaw's Garden" (named for founder Henry Shaw, a botanist and philanthropist). site, which includes descriptions of both freshwater and marine biomes: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/ To learn more about the world's desert biomes and what it takes to survive in these dry regions, go to www.livingdesert.org/deserts/default.asp This educational site explores five biomes, and includes subdivisions within each biome biome Largest geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar requirements of environmental conditions. It includes various communities and developmental stages of communities and is named for the dominant type of vegetation, such as grassland or . For instance, there are four distinct regions within the desert biome: www.worldbiomes.com/ This site from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) includes the common and scientific names for plants and animals Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal, comprised of guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque, and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woodley.[1] They are signed to Secret City Records. found in the boreal forest: www.wwf.ca/satellite/wwfkids/Boreal/Default.asp Take a virtual tour of life in the boreal forest by clicking on photos with accompanying text at this Natural Resources Defense Council The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing. Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 1. site: www.nrdc.org/land/forests/boreal/page1.asp |
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