Ecology
Ecology
The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence.
Links
Use these links as a great way to prepare for the Ecology event. For those who are interested, there is a CD for Biology & Earth Science events available in the Science Olympiad National Store.
PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
- Principles of Ecology - Course notes
- On-line Biology Book - See Chapters on Ecology
- Ecological Principles
- On-line textbook of Natural History
BIOMES
- http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html
- http://www.mbgnet.net/
- http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
- http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html#Desert
- http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/ecosystems.html
- http://edselect.com/biomes.htm
BIOMES OF NORTH AMERICA
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35.html
- http://carroll1.cc.edu/~jclausz/botany/Biomes.html
- http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=14051
- http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.12.x.html
- http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/biomes/default.htm
DESERT ECOLOGY
- BBC – Living Desert
- World Builders – Desert
- Types of Deserts
- Deserts and Desertlife
- Desert Biome
- USGS Types of Deserts
- Desert Life in the American Southwest
- The Desert Biome
- Desert Animals, Plants, and Rock Formations
Deserts of North America
- http://www.livingdesert.org/pdf/predesertsnorthamerica.pdf
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35f.html
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35f1.html
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35f2.html
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35f3.html
- http://www.diversityoflife.org/reveal/pbio/biome/lec35f4.html
NORTH AMERICAN GRASSLANDS – PLAINS AND PRARIE ECOLOGY
- Prairie Field guide
- Prairie web links
- Grasslands
- North American Prairie
- Prairie Ecology
- Prairie Food Chain and Food Web