Attenborough, David,
The Living Planet
, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1984.
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An excellent general book on all the world’s biomes.
Carlquist, Sherwin,
Island Life
, Natural History Press, Garden City, N.J., 1965.
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A good source of information on Hawaii.
Constable, George,
Grasslands and Tundra
, Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1985.
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Highly recommended for pictures and text.
Coupland, R.T.,
Grassland Ecosystems of the World
, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1979.
Evanari, Michael and Goodall, David,
Hot Deserts and Arid Shrublands
, Elsevier, N.J., 1985.
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Outstanding resource for the desert biome.
Fagerlund, Gunnar,
Olympic National Park
, U.S. National Park System, Washington, D.C., 1965.
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Good source for information on temperate rainforests.
Hylander, Clarence,
Wildlife Communities
, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1966.
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An excellent source of comparative drawings and maps, and general information on ecosystems.
Jaeger, Edmund,
The North American Deserts
, Stanford University Press, Stanford, Ca., 1957.
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An excellent source of specific information about America’s deserts and good line drawings of desert animals.
Kay, E.A.,
A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands
, University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1972.
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Good background information on climate.
Mabberley, D.J.,
Tropical Rainforest Ecology, Blackie and Son Ltd., Glas
gow, 1983.
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Excellent source for climate, soil, adaptations information.
Numata, Makoto,
Grasslands and Bamboolands of the World
, W. Junk by Publishers, Boston, 1979.
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Good descriptions of ecosystems.
Stone, C.P., and Scott, J.M.,
Hawaiis Terrestrial Ecosystems
, Cooperative National Park Resources Study Unit, Honolulu, 1985.
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Good source of information on rainforest preservation.
Tivy, Joy,
Biogeography-A Study of Plants in the Ecosystem
, Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1971.
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General text covering all the biomes.
Wilson, E., and Eisner, T.,
Life on Earth
, Sinauer Assoc. Inc., Stamford, Ct., 1973.
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Interesting climatographs for different biomes.