Biodiversity and Mutualism in Ecosystems 
Technical paper on the importance of biodiversity and mutualism (co-operation between different species) to ecosystem function and structural organization.
http://angelfire.com/sk/monkeypuzzle/mbiooverviewmain.html
Biomes - Living Worlds 
Fact sheets, photos, and video clips on the climate, location, animal and plant adaptations, land formations, and human influences of seven major terrestrial biomes: tundra, taiga, temperate forest, grassland, chaparral, desert, and rainforest.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340
Ecosystem Information 
Information related to ecosystems in the Pacific and Yukon regions of Canada, including state of the environment reporting, environmental indicators, and programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring and research.
http://www.ecoinfo.ec.gc.ca/
Images of the Dry Tropics 
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, spiny desert, savannah, cerrado, and
http://www.explorelifeonearth.org/drytropics.html
Len Webb Ecological Images Collection 
Photographs by ecologist Len Webb depict a wide variety of native vegetation, fauna, landscapes, and soils, mainly in tropical and subtropical Northeastern Australia. Represents a wide range of ecosystem types.
http://www.gu.edu.au/ins/collections/webb/
MBGnet 
Descriptions and images of the biomes of the world, freshwater ecosystems, and marine ecosystems. From the Missouri Botanical Garden.
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Millennium Assessment of Global Ecosystems 
International project and process designed to improve the management of ecosystems and their contribution to human development by helping to bring the best available information on ecosystem goods and services to bear on policy and management decisions.
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/
Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World 
Maps, descriptions, and index to 687 ecoregions across the globe. Javascript required.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html
The State of the Nation's Ecosystems 
Online book about the current status and trends of the environment of the United States, aimed at public policy makers and concerned citizens.
http://www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems/
The World's Biomes 
Introduction to aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. School class project.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
WorldBiomes 
Covering five of the major world biomes.
http://www.worldbiomes.com/
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