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Chapter 11 Biogeography
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The
Union of Concerned Scientists' understanding biodiversity pages:
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Access
these pages via the "Global Resources program", "Biological Resources"
section. Contains fact sheets, study documents, links and other resources.
http://www.ucsusa.org/find/index.html |
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Terrestrial ecozones
of Canada:
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An excellent
site. A clickable map of Canada's major ecozones leads to a description
of the climate, vegetation, landforms, soils, wildlife and human activities
of each zone. A more detailed map of each ecozone leads to descriptions
of each of its ecoregions.
http://www.cciw.ca/eman-temp/ecozones/ecozones.html |
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Conserving
Virginia's biodiversity:
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What does conserving biodiversity mean
in practice? Visit the State of Virginia's Natural Heritage Program
site to find out! A detailed and very informative site.
http://www.state.va.us/~dcr/vaher.html |
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The
National Association of Forest Industries (Australia) home page:
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A
large site, designed for people of all ages! Useful sections include:
Facts and Statistics; Our Forests; Hot Issues; Timber Showcase; NAFI
Newsletters; Photo Gallery; Links.
http://www.nafi.com.au/home.html |
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World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) page on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation:
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A statement of concern for the environment,
discussing climate change and its probable ecological impacts. The
main focus is on ecosystem sensitivity and loss of biodiversity.
http://www.panda.org/tda/climate/climate3/page1.htm
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