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Bibliography

The subject of classifying and mapping ecological systems is covered in several biogeography textbooks, including:

• Biogeography, by [Brown & Gibson 1983] ;
• Biogeography, by [Cox & Moore 1993] ;
• Patterns of Life, by [Mielke 1989] ;
• Communities and Ecosystems, by [Whittaker 1975] .

This subject is also covered in ecology and biodiversity text books, such as:

• Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities, by [Begon et al. 1996] ;
• Ecology: Theories and Applications, by [Stilling 1996] ;
• Global Biodiversity Assessment, chapter 2.3, by [Heywood 1995] ;
• Global Biodiversity, chapter 18, by [Groombridge 1992] .

World Wide Web sites on biomes:

• Major Biomes of the World, at http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/main.html
• Biomes of the World, at http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/worldbiomes.html
• The Biomes of the World, at http://redbaron.bishops.ntc.nf.ca/wells/biomes/index.htm
• The World's Biomes, at http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
• Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World, at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html