Add to ORKGThe Desert Ecosystems site describes the geology and climate, plants and animals, and cultural history of the main U.S. desert regions including: the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin, and the Colorado/Sonoran desert. There are also descriptions and photos of water in the desert, coyotes, the desert tortoise, and the creosote bush. Educational levels: General public, Intermediate elementary, Primary elementary, Primary elementary
Monitoring ecosystem quality and function in the Mojave Desert is both a requirement of state and Fe...
Arid lands throughout the world, including lands at the border of arid regions, are increasingly sub...
Approximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall that s...
Exploring Deserts explains the process of desertification, provides links to information on types of...
This National Park Service site contains sections on: desert ecology, with explanations of the deser...
Investigates how the few plants and animals that inhabit these ecosystems characterize the desert en...
USGS scientists are taking an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the physical and biologica...
It is a miracle that life can survive in the extreme conditions of the desert. Users can learn about...
This paper summarizes the ecology of the Desert systems. An ecosystem is defined as the interaction ...
This site provides excellent background information on deserts. Large print and superb pictures make...
Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral...
Deserts, one of the four major terrestial biomes, cover about one-fifth of Earth's land area. This i...
Sand covers only about 20 percent of the Earth's deserts. Nearly 50 percent of desert surfaces are g...
This ThinkQuest resource covers deserts, various kinds of extraordinary animals, strange plants, and...
This program explores the factors that bring about desertification. The adaptations of bighorn sheep...
Monitoring ecosystem quality and function in the Mojave Desert is both a requirement of state and Fe...
Arid lands throughout the world, including lands at the border of arid regions, are increasingly sub...
Approximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall that s...
Exploring Deserts explains the process of desertification, provides links to information on types of...
This National Park Service site contains sections on: desert ecology, with explanations of the deser...
Investigates how the few plants and animals that inhabit these ecosystems characterize the desert en...
USGS scientists are taking an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the physical and biologica...
It is a miracle that life can survive in the extreme conditions of the desert. Users can learn about...
This paper summarizes the ecology of the Desert systems. An ecosystem is defined as the interaction ...
This site provides excellent background information on deserts. Large print and superb pictures make...
Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral...
Deserts, one of the four major terrestial biomes, cover about one-fifth of Earth's land area. This i...
Sand covers only about 20 percent of the Earth's deserts. Nearly 50 percent of desert surfaces are g...
This ThinkQuest resource covers deserts, various kinds of extraordinary animals, strange plants, and...
This program explores the factors that bring about desertification. The adaptations of bighorn sheep...
Monitoring ecosystem quality and function in the Mojave Desert is both a requirement of state and Fe...
Arid lands throughout the world, including lands at the border of arid regions, are increasingly sub...
Approximately one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert, arid land with meager rainfall that s...