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Chihuahuan Desert Home Page (Popularity:  )
(Score: 16.23)
http://museum.utep.edu/chih/chihdes.htm
Information about the landscape, animals, plants, and cultural history of the Chihuahuan Desert in the United States and Mexico.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Sonoran Desert of Baja California (Popularity: )
(Score: 16.12)
http://www.loscabosrestaurantguide.com/desert.htm
Information on climate, plants, and animals of the Sonoran Desert.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Desert Plant Survival (Popularity: )
(Score: 15.70)
http://www.desertusa.com/du_plantsurv.html
Information about the mechanisms used to adapt to extremes of heat and aridity. Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral ...
Category: Science\Biology\Botany
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How to Know the Earth's Plants and Animals (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.96)
http://www.earthfoot.org/backyard/bak_menu.html
Basic nature study techniques are explained while focusing on plants,animals and ecology found in the average North American's backyard. Good source of information about plants and animals as well as ...
Category: Science\Biology\Education\Tutorials
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.86)
http://www.desertmuseum.org
Tucson. The zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden offers displays of living animals and plants native to the Sonoran Desert. Virtual zoo tour includes animal photos, descriptions, and desert ...
Category: Science\Institutions\Zoos and Aquariums\North America
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Desert Biome (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.82)
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm
Information on deserts: what they are, where they are located, and the plants and animals which live in them.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Desert Plants and Wildflowers Index - DesertUSA (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.15)
http://www.desertusa.com/flora.html
Desert plants and wildflowers, includes color photos, articles and wildflower field guide.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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The Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.12)
http://www.livingdesert.org
Palm Desert near Los Angeles. 600 animals from 145 species on a 1200 acre wilderness preserve dedicated to desert ecosystems. Site has general information, park history, conservation information and animal, ...
Category: Science\Institutions\Zoos and Aquariums\North America
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Desert Botanical Garden (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.51)
http://www.dbg.org/
The purpose of the Desert Botanical Garden is to exhibit, conserve, study and disseminate knowledge of arid-land plants of the world, with a particular emphasis on succulents and the native ...
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Images of the Dry Tropics (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.92)
http://www.explorelifeonearth.org/drytropics.html
Photographs of plants, animals, and landscapes from dry tropical habitats in the Americas, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia. Dry tropical habitat types include tropical dry forest, tropical deciduous forest, thorn forest, ...
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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The Living Desert: Wildlife and Botanical Park, Palm Desert, California (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.75)
http://livingdesert.org/
Devoted to desert habitats of the world. Web site has information on links about deserts.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.60)
http://butterflies.si.edu
Discover how natural selection has shaped animals and plants together through their ancient and persistent dependencies, and defenses with one another in this Smithsonian exhibit.
Category: Science\Biology\Evolution
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Sea and Sky: Corals & Anemones (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.44)
http://www.seasky.org/reeflife/sea2b.html
Although many people mistake corals and anemones as plants, they are actually animals. They are part of an ancient and simple group of animals known as cnidaria. Jellyfish are also ...
Category: Science\Biology\Zoology
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The Sonoran Desert (Popularity: )
(Score: 10.34)
http://www.oneworldjourneys.com/sonoran/index2.html
An online photographic expedition into the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico. Includes desert photographics and in-depth information about history and ecology.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Soda Springs Desert Studies Center (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.92)
http://biology.fullerton.edu/facilities/dsc/zzyzx.html
Located in the natural ponds, dry lakes, and foothills of the Mojave Desert, a field station of the California State University (CSU), provides the opportunity for individuals and groups to ...
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research (BIDR) (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.90)
http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/
The goal of BIDR is to carry out research on the desert environment, required for promoting sustainable uses of the Negev Desert and other drylands the world over.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Chihuahuan Desert Research (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.88)
http://www.cdri.org/
The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Botanical Garden is a private, nonprofit organization. Our mission is to promote public awareness, appreciation, and concern for the natural diversity of the Chihuahuan ...
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Scorpions from Chihuahuan Desert (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.85)
http://www.desert-scorpions.com
Scorpions from the Chihuahuan Desert Region of Mexico and the United States. Species list, taxonomic information, and desert biology.
Category: Science\Biology\Flora and Fauna\Animalia
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Tall Grass Prairies of Illinois (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.75)
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/tallgrass.html
Introduction to different kinds of tallgrass prairies in Illinois, describing their history, animals and plants. Includes many photos of prairie plants.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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Threats to the survival of plants native to the Sahara Desert (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.61)
http://www.eden-foundation.org/project/sahrplnt.html
Article describing the environmental degradation that has taken place in the Saharan regions, and how it can be overcome.
Category: Science\Biology\Ecology\Ecosystems
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