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

World biomes maps, charts, descriptions.

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/index2.htm

The Evergreen Project for Students Excellent Biomes: Rainforest, Tiaga, Tundra, Grasslands, Desert, Temperate Forest, Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems: Products for teachers.

http://dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu/~jaliff/biome.htm

Good descriptions of biomes

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

Major Biomes of the World Susan Woodward, Department of Geography, Radford University

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

The Earth Observatory: a wonderful NASA site with lots of images and a new section on biomes.<

http://dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu/~jaliff/diverhom.htm

Diversity of Living Organisms Course Accessible presentation,many good pictures Georgia Perimeter college Dr John V Aliff.

http://dekalb.dc.peachnet.edu/~jaliff/envirhom.htm

Environmental Sciences Course Georgia Perimeter college Dr John V Aliff.

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Cactus Adaptations. Excellent information about cacti, but the background makes it hard to read. Print out the page if you want to read it.

http://www.ecoscope.com/penguin.htm

Arctic Tundra Plants: has basic information on strategies used by plants to survive in cold environments,

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http://www.fs.fed.us/grasslands/

List of US grasslands with links

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