Biomes

A biome is a community of plants and animals living together in a certain kind of climate. Scientists have classified regions of the world into different biomes. Here you can explore them all!

• Habitats: Polar regions, coniferous forests, temperate forests, grasslands, deserts, mountains, tropical forests, oceanic islands, freshwater wetlands, and oceans described with maps and graphics. Conservation issues addressed.
• Fact Sheets
• Climate Change
• Forests
• Freshwater
• Marine
• Priority Species
• Toxins

World biomes include: arctic, Antarctic, desert,  tundra, chaparral or scrub, taiga- coniferous forests, temperate deciduous forests, grasslands, savanna, prairie, tropical rainforest, pond, swamp, ocean, intertidal zone, coral reef. You will find: maps, graphics, animals, and printable calendars.

Level: Primary 

An extensive list of Canadian and North American animals. A picture, video clip, map showing distribution and description of features, habits, and habitat are given for each animal. Free ordering Information of print information sheets is available for individuals and institutions.

Aquatic and Terrestrial listed.

An extensive site with well reasearched articles discussing ecoregions (biomes), bidiversity, climate change, energy, agriculture, hazards, and disasters, water and more...

• Ecoregions of North America

A clickable map displaying the biomes of the world. Or use the left margin to navigate the site.

• Biome Lesson Plans

The mission of this site is to promote the conservation of the world's threatened species.
Use the Explore ARKive tab at the top of the page to access Species Groups, Eco-Regions,  Geography

• Sir David Attenborough's introduction to ARKive.
• ARKive Teaching Resources
  • Teaching Resources for 5-7 year olds - Penguin Diversity- Mask Making
  • Teaching Resources for 7-11 year olds - Endangered Species and Adaptation
  • Teaching Resources for 11-14 year olds - Biodiversity
  • Teaching Resources for 14-16 year olds - Conservation, Darwin's Natural Selection, Evolution and Adaptation
• Online Games
• Explore ARKive's threatened species using Google Earth
• Climate Change

Use the index to investigate the rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate, grassland and more.

Five main biomes of the world are described and many useful links are included. Sub-categories fore each biome are also listed and explained.

A world map and list of tropical rainforest, tropical savannah, mid-latitude deciduous forest, desert, subarctic taiga, and polar tundra links you to descriptions of each biome.

Level: Junior, Intermediate 

The five major biomes are described:

• Aquatic
• Deserts
• Forests
• Grasslands
• Tundra

Tundra, boreal forest /taiga, temperate forest, tropical forest, tropical savanna, temperate grasslands, Mediterranean scrub are described.

Level: Intermediate, Senior 

• Backyard Birds
• Forest Habitat
• Lakes are Great
• Prairie Habitat
• Wetland Habitat

Ten ecoregions that are resilient are examined and discussed.

Level: Intermediate, Senior 

Desert, taiga, grassland, temperate forest, ocean, tundra, and rainforest are described and web links are provided.

Level: Junior, Intermediate  

• Field Guides 

• Biome Resources
• Teacher Resources with printable pages

Information gathered about the biomes around the world by a student project. You also have the opportunity to join the project.

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• Student projects outlining biomes (scroll down)

Type in the name of a city and you will quickly have available the climate, the longitude and latitude.

Lesson plans, printable pictures, printable writing paper, animals and plants.

• Rainforest Facts
• Learning Site
• Lesson Plans 

Another amazing site by national Geographic. Flash required to viewed animals of the sections of the rain forest. Also read about the result of deforestation and global warming on this biome.

Level: Junior, Intermediate  

• Rainforest Facts
• Amazon Rainforest Photos
• Rainforest Links 

• Build-A-Prairie with in on-line interactive game
• Curriculum links and web sites

• Habitats
  
• Polar regions, coniferous forests, temperate forests, grasslands, deserts, mountains, tropical forests, oceanic islands, freshwater wetlands, and oceans described with maps and graphics. Conservation issues addressed.
• Fact Sheets
• Climate Change
• Forests
• Freshwater
• Marine
• Sustainablility
• Species
• Toxins

A list of all the Wildlife Conservation Society web sites.