Construct a food web for each of the Canadian
biomes.
Tundra:
Woodland Caribou Strategy Report, British Columbia Ministry of
Environment, Lands and Parks
For the teacher: This site describes a land use program
that promotes an integrated management approach, especially in
relation to caribou.
Ptarmigan,
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
For the teacher: This site presents an overview of facts
about ptarmigan, its life history, etc.
Lemmings,
Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This site gives a good illustrated overview
on lemmings.
Arctic
fox, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This site gives a good illustrated overview
on the Arctic fox.
Species
Account, The Wolverine Foundation
For the teacher: On this site, students will find an extensive
account of wolverines, from general characteristics to distribution,
fossil records, etc.
The
Tundra, Physical Geography Working Group of The Virtual Geography
Department, Radford University
For the teacher: This is an excellent overview on the vegetation,
animals, birds, etc. found in tundra regions.
Lichen
use by wildlife in North America, Stephen Sharnoff and Roger Rosentreter
For the teacher: This article surveys which animals feed
on lichen in the North.
Boreal forest:
Taiga
or Boreal Forest, Physical Geography Working Group of The Virtual
Geography Department, Radford University
For the teacher: This excellent site gives a good overview
on vegetation and fauna of this region.
White-winged
Crossbill, Birds of Nova Scotia
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the white-winged
crossbill and its habits.
Spruce
Grouse, Birds of Nova Scotia
For the teacher: This is a good overview of the spruce
grouse.
Boreal
Owl, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
For the teacher: This is a good overview of the boreal
owl and how it lives in the boreal forest.
Canada
lynx, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the lynx.
Snowshoe
hare, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the snowshoe
hare.
Wolf,
Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the wolf.
White-tailed
Deer, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the white-tailed
deer.
The
Northern Coniferous Forest, College of Agriculture, Department
of Forestry, University of Illinois, USA
For the teacher: This site offers some details on conifer
species in the boreal forest.
Marten,
Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the marten.
Grasslands:
North
American bison, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This site gives a good overview on the
bison.
Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Northern Goshawk, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This site gives a good overview on three
hawk species.
Grasslands
of the Canadian Prairies, Environment Canada
For the teacher: This is a good overview of the plant,
animal and insect species inhabiting Prairie grasslands.
Grasslands
plants, the Evergreen Project
For the teacher: This is a nicely illustrated, good overview
on grassland plants.
Prairie
Rattlesnake, Steve W. Thompson
For the teacher: Lots of information is presented on this
site about the rattlesnake.
Meadow
mice, voles?, PestProducts.com
For the teacher: This site surveys various small rodents.
Temperate deciduous forests:
Temperate
Broadleaf Deciduous Forest
For the teacher: This excellent site gives a good overview
on the vegetation and fauna of deciduous forests.
Red
Maple, US forest Service
For the teacher: This site gives an excellent overview
on the red maple.
Black
bear, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the black bear.
Downy
Woodpecker, Canadian Wildlife Service
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the downy woodpecker.
Assessment
of species diversity in the mixedwood plains ecozone: Mammals,
Andrew B. T. Smith and Donald A. Smith, Ecological Monitoring
and Assessment Network
For the teacher: This is a good overview on the different
mammals inhabiting deciduous forests.
Temperate
Deciduous Biome, The Evergreen Project, Inc.
For the teacher: This site allows students to search for
information on the flora and fauna found in the deciduous forest.
A
food web in the tundra biome, Elizabeth Anne Viau
For the teacher: A tundra food web is described and illustrated.
(Not included on student site.)
Grasslands
biome, Elizabeth Anne Viau
For the teacher: This is a good survey on the grasslands
biome. (Not included on student site.)
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