U-X-L encyclopedia of biomes / Weigel, Marlene

Provides overviews of four major biomes of Earth, covering rivers and streams, seashores, tundras, and wetlands, discussing how they were formed, climate, elevation, growing season, plants, animals, food webs, economy, and other related topics, and including sidebars with facts and related information as well as recommended readings, color photographs, illustrations, and maps.

Provides overviews of four major biomes of Earth, covering grasslands, lakes and ponds, oceans, and rain forests, discussing how they were formed, climate, elevation, growing season, plants, animals, food webs, economy, and other related topics, and including sidebars with facts and related information as well as recommended readings, color photographs, illustrations, and maps.

Contains entries that provide overviews of four of Earth's major biomes, providing information about the formation, climate, elevation, growing season, plants, animals and endangered species, food webs, human culture, and economy of the coniferous forest, continental margin, deciduous forest, and desert.

Offers detailed comparative essays on major biomes and their component ecosystems. Includes entries on land biomes and water biomes and covers climate, elevation, soil, water bodies, vegetation, animal life, food web, etc.