Biomes

RESEARCH GUIDE

Keywords

Search by type of biome e.g. tundra, taiga, or chaparral in addition to biome(s).

DISCUS - start here!

Science Resource Center

Britannica High School good for general information on your topic.

General OneFile

Sirs Knowledge Source

Power Search for additional sites.

Websites

Internet Public Library

Librarians’ Internet Index

The World's Biomes from the University of Califormia Museum of Paleontology.

WorldBiomes.com beautiful site from the SciLinks program, has a colorful world map showing the five major biomes.

Introduction to Biomes

Encyclopedia of Earth

Biomes site has lots of great pictures of the different biomes.

Windows to the Universe

Videos

Elements of Biology: Biomes: The Adaptations of Organisms

Biomes: Our Earth's Major Life Zones

Google - still can't find what you're looking for?

Use your keywords in Google along with site:edu or org (tundra site:edu or org). You will need to evaluate whether or not the site is credible, in other words don't assume that .edu and .org sites all provide quality information.