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Ecosystems
Keywords - biodiversity, biome, desert, ecosystems, habitats, forest, grassland, mangrove, mountain, ocean, prairies, ponds, rainforest, rivers, tundra, and wetland.
Dewey Decimal Numbers - 333.95, 372.35, 507.8, 508.866, 577 - 579
Books
574.5 SAB Ecosystems and food chains / by Francene Sabin
577.3 CEF Coniferous forests / Holly Cefrey
577.3 CEF Deciduous forests / Holly Cefrey.
577.5 JOH A walk in the tundra / by Rebecca L. Johnson
577.54 JOH A walk in the desert / by Rebecca L. Johnson
577.6 JOH A journey into a river / by Rebecca L. Johnson
577.63 JOH A journey into a lake / by Rebecca L. Johnson
REF 577.8 UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes -Volume 1 (Conferous Forest, Continental Margin, Deciduous Forest, Desert )
REF 577.8 UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes - Volume 2 (Grassland, Lake and Pond, ocean, Rain forest)
REF 577.8 UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes - Volume 3 (River and Stream, Seashore, Tundra, Wetland)
Videos
VID 550 Bill Nye the Science Guy. Biodiversity
VID 577.3 Bomes of the world in action. Deciduous Forests
VID 577.34 Biomes of the world in action.Rainforest Biomes
VID 577.4 Biomes of the world in action. Grasslands
VID 577.54 Biomes of the world in action. Deserts
VID 577.6 All about water ecosystems
VID 577.586 Tundra
VID 577.6 Biomes of the world in action. Freshwater Ecoststems
VID 577.7 Biomes of the world in action. Marine Ecosystems
VID 577.8 Habitats and biomes: Ecosystems of the world
VID 585 Biomes of the world in action. Coniferous Forests
Videos - Warren County Media Center
All About Deserts and Grasslands (05464)
Biodiversity - Garbage (Bill Nye) 2 videos on one tape (05458)
Desert Biomes: Essential & Endangered (03098)
Deserts: Bill Nye (02987)
Grassland Biomes: Essential & Endangered (03097)
Habitat Diversity (05102)
Ocean Life: Bill Nye (02944)
Wetland Biomes: Essential & Endangered (03096)
Where Animals Live (03128)
Videos - United Streaming
Forest (01:00)
Forest Habitats (15:00)
Websites
Biodiversity
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Esheet.cfm?DocID=136
Earth Floor: Biomes
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Exploring the Environment’s website includes the different biomes and how animals and plants adapt in order to survive in each one.
Geography, Environment,Conservation: National Geographic Geography Action
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/intro.html
Introduction to Earth’s different habitats including cities and suburbs, deserts and tundra, forests, fresh water, oceans and coasts, and prairies.
MBGret – Missiouri Botanical Garden: What’s it like Where You Live?
http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html
Information about Biomes of the World - Rainforest, Tundra, Taiga, Desert, Temperate Deciduous Forest, and Grasslands; Freshwater Ecosystems – Rivers and Streams, Ponds and Lakes, and Wetlands; and Marine Ecosystems – Shorelines, Temperate Oceans and Tropical Oceans.
OLogy – American Museum of Natural History
http://ology.amnh.org/biodiversity/longdefinition/index.html
Discusses biodiversity and how “everything depends on everything else”.