Biomes
Kathy Toms
Frederickctown High School
ORCLISH Columbus, OH
Kathryn_Toms@knoxnet.k12.oh.us
Articles to read
Sustainable World Coalition. By: Allen, Vinit. Earth Island Journal, Spring2004, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p20, 3p, 2bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1160; (AN 12020012)
The Subarctic Forest-Tundra: The Structure of a Biome in a Changing Climate. By: Payette, Serge; Fortin, Marie-JosC)e; Gamache, Isabelle. Bioscience, Sep2001, Vol. 51 Issue 9, p709, 10p, 1 chart, 1 diagram, 3 graphs, 1 map; Reading Level (Lexile): 1490; (AN 5172280)
Reference Books

REF 333.78 CRA Habitats & Ecosystems: an encyclopedia of endangered America
REF 363.7003 CUN Environmental Encyclopedia
REF 574.5 MIL The arena of life: the dynamics of ecology
REF 577.8 Biomes Atlases
(Taiga, Temperate Forests, Temperate Grasslands, Tropical Forests, Tropical Grasslands, Wetlands, Deserts)
REF 577.8 UBXBL Encyclopedia of Biomes
Non-fiction Books
574.5 RIC Biomes of the World
(Chaparral, Temperate Forest, Taiga, Desert, Grasslands, Rainforest)
Videos
VC 551.4 DES The Desert
VC 574.5 AME America's Rainforest
VC 574.5 CNN CNN reports on the wetlands
VC 574.5 CON The continuing forest: managing the resources of our national forests
VC 574.5 INT Introduction to ecosystems
VC 574.5 TAI The Taigi ecosystem
VC 574.5 TUN The Tundra ecosystem
VC 577.3 CON Coniferous Forests
VC 577.3 DEC Deciduous Forests
VC 577.34 NAT Rainforest
VC 581.5 LIF Life in the Grasslands
Access Science
Desert
Forest Ecosystem
Grassland Ecosystem
Taiga
Tundra
Britannica Online
Taiga see Coniferous Forest
Desert
Grassland
Savanna
Temperate Forest
Rainforest or Tropical Forest
Tundra
Sirs Discoverer
(Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia)
Desert
Websites
Thinkquest
Biomes
The World's Biomes
The Desert Environment
Major Biomes of the World
BIOMES OF THE WORLD
Biomes and Ecosystems