World Biomes Internet Activity: Groups

Group 1: Tropical Rainforests

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

http://www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biorainforest.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm

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http://www.pbs.org/journeytoamazonia

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml

http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/GEOsystem/Rainforests/climate.html

http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/biomes.html

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

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/text/trforest.htm

http://rain-tree.com/facts.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php%3fsection=biomes&topic=desert

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/trfindex.htm

Agricultural/Forestry Information for the Rainforest Biome:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/Starbucks/080802_organic_cocoa.cfm

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Chocolate/rainforest_interactive/rainforest.html http://www.peopleandplanet.net/doc.php?id=2105

http://www.iita.org/crop/plantain.htm

http://www.iita.org/crop/cassava.htm

http://www.iita.org/crop/soybean.htm

http://www.eduweb.com/agriculture/comag.html

http://www.nybg.org/bsci/braznut/BrazilNut.html

Threats to the Rainforest Biome:

http://www.yesworld.org/info/rainforest.htm

http://bsd.mojones.com/mother_jones/MA96/nixon.html

http://www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/03b.html

http://www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/01c.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A33802-2002May4&notFound=true

Group 2: Grasslands

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairiewhatis.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biograssland.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/grassland/grassland.shtml

http://www.incolor.com/gibbens/Plant/main.htm

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

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm

http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/blacktailedprairiedog/behavior.cfm

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

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/grassland.htm?tqskip1=1

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/grassland5/grassland5.html

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2000/grlands/grlands.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/grass/introf.htm

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

http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/habitats/savanna.htm

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/modules/ecosystems_biomes/biomes_savanna_page_1.html

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AfricanSavanna/

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/wildflwr/wildflwr.htm

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/422.html

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/tallgrass.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1309.html

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/grass/grassland.html

http://www.sierraclub.org/ecoregions/prairie.asp

Agricultural Information for the Grasslands Biome:

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairiewhatis.html

http://soilphysics.okstate.edu/S257/south/mlra/86.htm

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/575.html

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/572.html

Threats to the Grassland Biome:

http://www.woodlanddunes.com/ripples_arch_081201.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/oc/oc0701.html

http://www.prairiedogs.org/threats.html

Group 3: Deserts

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

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

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biodesert.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/saha_pf.shtml

http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/introf.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/life.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://www.nps.gov/moja/mojadewd.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php%3fsection=biomes&topic=desert

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalahari_Desert

http://www.miragemall.com/outside/

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/desert/desert.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php%3fsection=biomes&topic=desert

Agricultural Information for the Desert Biome:

http://www.desertagriculture.org/relevance.html

http://westernfarmpress.com/mag/farming_desert_cotton_planted/

Threats to the Desert Biome:

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/Nile/Nile

http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/ten_most_endangered/joshuatree.asp

http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/ten_most_endangered/organpipe.asp

Group 4: Temperate Deciduous Forests

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforest.html

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

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/deciduous/decfor.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biotemperate.html

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/woodland/index.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml

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

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8c.htm

http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/Forsite/tdfbiome.htm

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/deciduous3/deciduous3.html

http://www.iwc.org/hab_pgs/terres/d_forest/td_forest.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/tempforest.htm?tqskip1=1

http://www2.kpr.edu.on.ca/cdciw/biomes/tmpdecidresearch.htm

http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/d_forest/td_forest.htm

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/ne_asian_decid_forest.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/broadleafall.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forest/index.html

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/forests/index.cfm

Agricultural/Forestry Information for the Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome:

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http://www.vermontmaple.org/mfacts.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/text/impact/impact.tempforest.html

Threats to Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome:

http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/ten_most_endangered/shenandoah.asp

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/deciduous4/deciduous4a.html

Group 5: Taiga

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

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

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/taiga.html

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/conifers/tiaga.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/bioconiferous.html

http://www.npca.org/wild%5Falaska/alaskas%5Fwildlife/

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

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm

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

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/text/ecosystems.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/taiga/taiga.shtml

http://www.sierraclub.org/ecoregions/boreal.asp

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/siberian_spruce.htm

http://www.bashedu.ru/konkurs/shakirova/conifero.htm

Agricultural/Forestry Information for the Taiga Biome:

http://www.peatmoss.com/index.html

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/01/14_robertsont_peat/

http://www.itv.se/boreale/bovts.htm

http://www.borealcentre.com/the_boreal_forest/

Threats to the Taiga Biome:

http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/boreal/alberta

http://www.wildernesscommittee.mb.ca/Caribou%20at%20the%20Crossroads.pdf

http://www.taigarescue.org/index.php?view_article=70

http://www.wildernesscommittee.mb.ca/species.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0610.html

http://www.wilds.mb.ca/taiga/tbsfaq.html

http://www.ec.gc.ca/science/sandemay02/article4_e.html

Group 6: Tundra

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biotundra.html

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

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

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tundra.html

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/tundra4/tundra4.html

http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/tundra3/tundra3.html

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/tundra/tundra.html

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/modules/ecosystems_biomes/biomes_tundra.html

http://tundra.itgo.com/frames2.htm

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/tundra/tundraweb.html

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projects/virtdept/ipvft/tundra.html

http://www.geocities.com/righterrants/tundra.html

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat11.htm

http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/habitat/habitat10.htm

http://www.npca.org/wild%5Falaska/alaskas%5Fwildlife/

http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/Biota/alpine_tundra.htm

Agricultural Information for the Tundra Biome:

http://www.itv.se/boreale/bovts.htm

Threats to the Tundra Biome:

http://www.npca.org/wild_alaska/threats/

http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na1104_full.html

http://www.dkik.gl/komp/The_circumpolar_enviroment.html

Group 7: Marine Biomes

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

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

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

http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/195.html

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/marine.html

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/coral_reef_fish.html

http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/col/projects/coral/Coralhome.html

http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/species/coral/

http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/factsheets/fact4.html

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/aquatic.html

Agricultural Information for the Marine Biome:

http://seaweed.ucg.ie/defaultsunday.html

http://www.organichealthy.com/seaweed_culture.htm

Threats to Marine Biomes:

http://www.hawaii.edu/ssri/hcri/t/index.htm

http://www.epa.gov/region9/cross_pr/islands/coralreef.htm

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/coral_diseased.html

http://oceanography.geol.ucsb.edu/student_pages/Paloma/index.html

http://pewoceans.org/facts_human.html

http://www.worldwildlife.org/coral/index.cfm

http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine/data/coral_mangrove/

http://www.reefbase.org/threats/

http://www.montereyaquarium.com/efc/efc_fo/fo_ottr_exhibit.asp

http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/ten_most_endangered/biscayne.asp

http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Biodiversity/biodv-12.cfm?&CFID=16680287&CFTOKEN=95538064

http://www.net.org/marine/?PROACTIVE_ID=cecfcbcec7cbc7c8cec5cecfcfcfc5cececbcec6c7cfcfc8c8c5cf

http://www.oceana.org/index.cfm?sectionID=11&fuseaction=3

http://www.dolphin-institute.org/resource_guide/conservation.htm

Group 8: Freshwater Biomes

Search for clues to your biome using the following websites:

General Biome Information:

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/freshwater.htm

http://www.idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/wetlands/facts.html

http://www.yvw.com.au/newed/seniors/ecology/ecology.html

http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/marsh/freshwater.shtml

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

http://www.mbarron.net/Nile/

http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/nile_river.shtml

http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/ecos.htm

http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/amazonhome.htm

http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/p1.html

http://web.bryant.edu/~langlois/ecology/mississippihome.html

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/aquatic.html

Agricultural Information for the Freshwater Biome:

http://www.gafreshwatershrimp.com/

http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/burlington/cranberr.htm

http://www.natfish.tafensw.edu.au/perspectives/

Threats to the Freshwater Biome:

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/pollution.html

http://www.npca.org/across_the_nation/ten_most_endangered/everglades.asp

http://www.cityofseattle.net/salmon/threats.htm

http://www.fish.ci.portland.or.us/pdf/salmon2.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/aquacult.html

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/climate.html

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/airpoll.html

http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/exotic.html