SciNet Science & Technology Search, News, Articles




Top : Science > Biology > Ecology > Ecosystems

Ecosystems
An ecosystem is a combination of all the living and non-living elements of an area.
Next Page >

Pages: [1] 2

1. Biodiversity and Mutualism in Ecosystems
Technical paper on the importance of biodiversity and mutualism (co-operation between different species) to ecosystem function and structural organization.
http://angelfire.com/sk/monkeypuzzle/mbiooverviewmain.html
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [334] | Jun 3, 2006

2. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Reports from international effort to inventory global ecosystems, their contribution to human development, and the effect of the ongoing degradation of ecosystem services on human well-being.
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [324] | Jun 3, 2006

3. WWF - Ecoregions
Detailed descriptions and images of the world's ecoregions. Javascript required.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildplaces/about.cfm
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [309] | Jun 3, 2006

4. Biomes - Living Worlds
Fact sheets, photos, and video clips on the climate, location, animal and plant adaptations, land formations, and human influences of seven major terrestrial biomes: tundra, taiga, temperate forest, grassland, chaparral, desert, and rainforest.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [277] | Jun 3, 2006

5. Ecological Society of America Panel on Vegetation Classification
Constituted by the Ecological Society of America to support and facilitate the creation of standardized, scientifically credible North American vegetation type classification.
http://www.esa.org/vegweb/
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [201] | Jun 3, 2006

6. Images of the Dry Tropics
Photographs of plants, animals, and landscapes from dry tropical habitats in the Americas, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. Dry tropical habitat types include tropical dry forest, tropical deciduous forest, thorn forest, spiny desert, savannah, cerrado, and caatinga.
http://www.explorelifeonearth.org/drytropics.html
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [197] | Jun 3, 2006

7. Ecosystem Information
Information related to ecosystems in the Pacific and Yukon regions of Canada, including state of the environment reporting, environmental indicators, and programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring and research.
http://www.ecoinfo.ec.gc.ca/
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [170] | Jun 3, 2006

8. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World
Maps, descriptions, and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. Javascript required.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [145] | Jun 3, 2006

9. The Buell-Small Succession Study
A long term old-field permanent-plot ecological succession study on the New Jersey Piedmont.
http://www.ecostudies.org/bss/
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [143] | Jun 3, 2006

10. A Mysterious Journey - Rainforest, Desert, Grassland
Educational site about the 3 major biomes of the world, rainforest, desert and grassland.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=26634&url=26634/
More Info....
Rating: [0.00] Votes: [0] Hits: [141] | Jun 3, 2006

Next Page >

Pages: [1] 2


Add Url | Add Premium URL | What's New | Popular Links | Modify Link | Science Store


___
Copyright © 1999 - 2007 SciNet Science and Technology
Portion of content provided by dmoz and Wikipedia