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An ecosystem is a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as an ecological unit. This ODP category is for web sites related to particular ecosystems, such as forests, rain forests, tundra, prairies, and deserts.

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Aquatic@ (313) Caves (18) Coastal (1)

Deserts (52) Forest (82) Grasslands, Prairies and Steppes (19)

Management (2) Restoration Ecology@ (30) Wetlands (20)

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The World's Biomes Introduction to aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. School class project. www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome

WorldBiomes Covering five of the major world biomes. www.worldbiomes.com

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. angelfire.com/sk/monkeypuzzle/mbiooverviewmain.html

The Buell-Small Succession Study A long term old-field permanent-plot ecological succession study on the New Jersey Piedmont. www.ecostudies.org/bss

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. library.thinkquest.org/C0113340

Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World Maps, descriptions, and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. Javascript required. www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html

World Wildlife Fund - Ecoregions Detailed descriptions and images of the world's ecoregions. Javascript required. www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions

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 www.explorelifeonearth.org/drytropics.html

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. www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems

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. www.esa.org/vegweb

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. www.gu.edu.au/ins/collections/webb

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. www.millenniumassessment.org

A Mysterious Journey - Rainforest, Desert, Grassland Educational site about the 3 major biomes of the world, rainforest, desert and grassland. www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=26634&url=26634

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. www.ecoinfo.ec.gc.ca

MBGnet Descriptions and images of the biomes of the world, freshwater ecosystems, and marine ecosystems. From the Missouri Botanical Garden. mbgnet.mobot.org