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International project and process designed to improve the management of ecosystems and their
contribution to human development by helping to bring the best available information on ecosystem
goods and services to bear on policy and management decisions.
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/
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Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
Photographs by ecologist Len Webb depict a wide variety of native vegetation, fauna, landscapes,
and soils, mainly in tropical and subtropical Northeastern Australia. Represents a wide range of
ecosystem types.
http://www.gu.edu.au/ins/collections/webb/
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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/
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The State of the Nation's Ecosystems
Online book about the current status and trends of the environment of the United States, aimed at
public policy makers and concerned citizens.
http://www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems/
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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
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World Wildlife Fund - Ecoregions
Detailed descriptions and images of the world's ecoregions. Javascript required.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/
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Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World
Maps, descriptions, and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. Javascript required.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html
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Gradual Change Can Push Ecosystems into Collapse
Scientists report that after decades of continuous change due to human activity, many of the
world's natural ecosystems appear susceptible to sudden catastrophic change.
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2001/10/10122001/s_45241.asp
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The World's Biomes
Introduction to aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. School class project.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
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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
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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/
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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
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A Mysterious Journey - Rainforest, Desert, Grassland
Educational site about the 3 major biomes of the world, rainforest, desert and grassland.
http://library.advanced.org/26634/
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WorldBiomes
Covering five of the major world biomes.
http://www.worldbiomes.com/
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