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Biomes

Biomes. A Biome is an area or region with a specific climate and the life forms that live there. Gather information about the following for your biome …You’ll need this information to complete your pamphlet. Weather & Climate Temperature Precipitation Landforms Mountains Bodies of Water

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Biomes

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  1. Biomes A Biome is an area or region with a specific climate and the life forms that live there

  2. Gather information about the following for your biome…You’ll need this information to complete your pamphlet • Weather & Climate • Temperature • Precipitation • Landforms • Mountains • Bodies of Water • Canyons • Islands • Fauna (Animals) • Flora (Plants) • Adaptations needed for plants & animals to survive in the biome • Relationships • Predator-prey • Competition • Limiting factors • Biotic • Abiotic • Ecological concerns or issues

  3. Brochure Directions click on the word icon to open the word document Grading Rubric click on the excel icon to open the grading rubric for your pamphlet

  4. Click the picture below to see a map of the world's terrestrial (land) biomes

  5. Biomes to choose from. . . • Chaparral (Shrubland/Scrubland) • Desert • Fresh Water (Lakes, Rivers, Ponds, Wetlands) • Grasslands • Marine (Ocean , Coral Reef, Estuaries) • Tropical Savannah • Taiga/Boreal Forest • Temperature Deciduous Forest • Tropical Rainforest • Tundra

  6. Chapparal/Shrubland/Scrubland http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=chaparral http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/medit/medit.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/chaparral/chaparral.shtml http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html#Chaparral http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/bioshrubland.php http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/chaparral.html http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa060906a.htm http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/shrub.htm

  7. http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/desert/desert.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biodesert.php http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=desert http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/desert.html http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/desert-profile.html Desert

  8. Freshwater (Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Wetlands) http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/freshwater-profile.html http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/freshwater.php http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/fresh.html http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/ http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html http://www.zoomwhales.com/biomes/marsh/freshwater.shtml http://www.zoomwhales.com/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/Freshwater.htm http://www.buzzle.com/articles/fresh-water-biomes.html http://www.eoearth.org/article/Freshwater_biomes http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic2.htm

  9. Grassland http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tempgrass/tempgras.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biograssland.php http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/grassland/grassland.shtml http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=grassland http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_grassland.htm http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/grassland.html http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grassland-profile.html

  10. Marine (Oceans, Coral Reefs, Estuaries) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/marine.php http://www.buzzle.com/articles/marine-biome-marine-biology.html http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/index.htm http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/ocean-profile.html http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/marine.html http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-marine-biome.htm http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/marine_ecology.html http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic.htm http://www.eoearth.org/article/Marine_biomes http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/Oceans.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml http://www.eoearth.org/article/Coral_reef http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/ http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/

  11. Taiga/Boreal Forest http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/taiga.html http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest.htm http://www.taigarescue.org/index.php?view_article=70 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/taiga/taiga.shtml http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=taiga

  12. Temperate Deciduous Forest http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tempforest http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforest.html http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tbdf/tbdf.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotemperate.php http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/deciduous.html http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest2.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8c.htm http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tempded.htm

  13. Tropical Rainforest http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforest.html http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forests.php#tropical http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html#TropicalRainForest http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/rainforest/rainfrst.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/trforest.htm http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biorainforest.php http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=rainforest http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/rainforest.html http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/rainforest-profile.html

  14. Tropical Savannah http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/savannah.html http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/savanna/savanna.html http://www.teachersfirst.com/20/getsource.cfm?id=3717 http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grassland-profile.html http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/savannah.html http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_grassland.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=grassland&subtopic=tropical http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php http://www.pupilvision.com/uppersixth/savanna1.htm http://animal.discovery.com/guides/mammals/habitat/tropgrassland/overview.html

  15. Tundra http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tundra http://mrogren.wikispaces.com/Polar+grasslands http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tundra.htm http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tundra.html http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotundra.php http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tundra http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_tundra.htm http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-profile.html

  16. Works Cited • Chaparral. 2000 Blue Planet Biomes. 30 April 2009  <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm>. • De Blij, H. J.. "World Biome Map." Online Image. WorldBiomes.com. No date. 30 April 2009 <http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_map.htm>. • Desert. 2002 Missouri Botantical Garden. 1 May 2009  <http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm>.  • Fresh Water. National Geographic. 1 May 2009 <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/hab itats/freshwater-profile.html>.  • Putatunda, Rita. Marine Biome - Marine Biology. 5 Jan. 2008 Buzzle.com. 4 May 2009 <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/marine-biome-marine- biology.html>.  • Taiga. Thinkquest.org. 30 April 2009 <http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=bio mes&topic=taiga>.  • Temperate Deciduous Forest. Marietta College. 4 May 2009 <http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tempded.htm>. 

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