Links to Biogeographic Information

Files from Dr. Woodward's GEOG 335. Biogeography

• Biomes of the World
• Altitudinal Zonation
• Zoogeographic Provinces
• Floral Realms
• Wallace's Line

Glossary of biogeographic terms

Remote Sites

• Aquatic biomes
• "The World's Biomes" by Biomes Group, Fall 1996 Biology 1B Class, UC Berkeley
• "Biomes of the World" by Dennis Pauson, University of Puget Sound
• Plate tectonics: description and animations.
• Global climates, biomes, and soils: climographs, descriptive statistics, and links to biomes and soils prepared by Dr. Michael Ritter, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point for his introductory physical geography class.
• Museum of Paleontology, UC-Berkeley: On-line exhibits dealing with the history of life which may be accessed according to time period or taxon. Also contains exhibit on evolution and a glossary. Especially relevant to this course is the exhibit on the Pleistocene and its links to other sites.
• Maps and descriptions of Quaternary environments around the world. Scroll down to find these.
• The Midwest during the Ice Ages: on-line exhibit at the Illinois State Museum. Photos and descriptions of the Pleistocene megafauna may be particularly useful.
• Virginia's Natural Heritage Program: access to lists, descriptions, and maps of Virginia's rare species, invasive species, natural communities and ecosystems and natural area preserves.
• Here are a couple of good sites on the fynbos and the Cape Floral Kingdom: Fynbos: a Kingdom Threatened and EnviroFacts Guide to Fynbos.
• Botanic Sorting Machine: access to photos and information on many plant species, especially those found in the Netherlands and Suriname. Arranged by genera.