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Classroom-of-the-Net:
Evergreen Native Plant Database: Lesson Plans - K-12 nature-based lesson plans from Canada
Science Toys - a site celebrating the science around us, for K-8 and hobbyists
Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) - K-12 resources including worksheets, experiments for the classroom, courses & kits, a Q&A section and newsletter
Science Netlinks - lesson plans, activities, reviewed web sites and learning goals for K-12
Lifestyles of the Extreme and Adapted - sample lesson plan for elementary and secondary education
Why do leaves change color in the Fall? - autumn coloration explained, with word jumbles, inquiry-based experiments
Natural Inquirer - PDF newsletter for grade 4 to 9 students; topics focus on forests, fire & the environment (teacher's guide available)
AskERIC: Lesson Plans in Botany - educational exercises using plants in the classroom
Growing Pains: Assessing the Complexities in Plant Growth and Reproduction - sample lesson plan for elementary and secondary education
Learning about the Rainforest - designed for grades 4-8, there are lessons, facts, references/links, student art, quizzes and Quicktime movies
Actionbioscience.Org - model educational site with articles and lessons on biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers and biology education
Energy and Recycling - everything you wanted to know about garbage, with kid's site, quizzes, statistics and links
Kid's Valley Webgarden - K-5 page on growing plants, understanding flowers, veggies, herbs, shrubs and more
Why do leaves change color in the Fall? - outreach effort of the NSF-ASU Photosynthesis Center
Photosynthesis, Energy and Life - an elementary school science site
Why Leaves Change Color - pigment changes and best conditions for viewing leaf coloration in the fall
Telegarden - robotic plant care over the Internet
The McIntosh Apple Development Poster - online poster, class exercises, web sites, history
The Mysterious Venus' Flytrap - how the carnivorous Venus flytrap captures insects
All About Plants - ThinkQuest Junior site on plants
Seeds of Change Garden - learn about seeds and growing plants
Ugly Bug Contest Home Page - insects, spiders and bugs viewed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Insecta Inspecta World - questions and answers (FAQs) about entomology
Fun Facts about Fungi - kids' pages with games, puzzles and experiments
Why Leaves Change Color - pigment changes and leaf senescence in the fall
Science Projects on Music and Sound - why shouldn't music have an effect on plants
www.seabean.com - drift seeds from around the world
IPL Science Fair Project Resources Guide - a nice how-to-do site with useful links
SciEd: Science and Mathematics Education Resources - science education site with class activities & resources
The Charms of Duckweed - everything you wanted to know about duckweed, including classroom exercises for K-12 or college
Plants and Our Environment - ThinkQuest Junior site by fourth graders!
Great Plant Escape - grade school site with teacher's guide
Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers - Online lessons for teaching concepts of biology to students K-8.
Florida Plants Online - everything about Florida! good Young Naturalist's page
Access Excellence Activity Exchange - classroom exercises and multimedia mystery site
Jason Project - K-12 science education resource for teachers and students
The School Page: The Educator's Resource - for K-12, email educators, book reviews, links
ThinkQuest Library of Entries - Winning educational Web sites of 12-18 year old students
National Gardening Association's Kids and Classrooms - Classroom exercises
Center for Plant Conservation - Information, pictures, a quiz and strategies
Fun with Lichens - Database, images and species synoptic key
Tree World - Nice elementary tree site
ASU Photosynthesis Center - Explanations and exercises
Why Does Moss Only Grow on One Side of a Tree? - A child's Web site
Curious Kids Science Newsletter - A beginning site
kids page - Flowers and reproduction
Microscopy Resources for K-12 Education - Microscopy resources for kids
Plants and their Structure - an online text - an anthology of some fine individual content sites largely featured before
WWF - Biomes and Biogeographical Realms - perhaps the best and most complete of the world biome sites with great precision for local ecoregions and lots of detail, lots of images
Ant Plants - plants with ants as tenants and caretakers, images of domatia, Myrmecodia and Hydnophytum
UBC Cell Biology Bio-Media Database - search engine-driven site featuring many microscopic images, specializing in cells
Amazing Plants Website - course and professional resources including families of flowering plants, study tips and a large link site
Botanical Society of America's Statement on Evolution - nicely written essay on plants and evolution by the BSA
Atlas of Plant Anatomy - image-based overview of cell & tissues, roots, stems, and leaves
Why do leaves change color in the Fall? - autumn coloration explained, with word jumbles, inquiry-based experiments
ExploreLearning: Photosynthesis - ecological physiological modeling of phtotosynthesis action spectrum, intensity and oxygen production
Pine (Gymnosperm) Life Cycle - sexual reproductive cycle of pines, Phylum Coniferophyta
Fern Life Cycle - reproductive cycle of ferns, Division Pteridophyta
Moss Life Cycle - sexual reproductive cycle of pines, Phylum Bryophyta
Secret Life of Mosses, Ferns, Flowers, Pines - instructional computer animations on plant life cycles
Basic Microscopy-An Important Skill for Plant Pathologists - what all students should know about microscopy
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, & Viruses - six kingdoms of life described, illustrated and explained, including functional and evolutionary relationships
Plant Development and Differentiation - introductory course on plant biology
Plant Diversity BIOL 266 - introduction to plant and allied phyla (older term: divisions) and the kingdom of life
Plant Hormones and Growth Regulatory Substances - information on plant hormones & biotechnological applications
Angiosperm Anatomy - Excellent introduction to plant anatomy of monocots and dicots
BOTANY Online - The Internet Hypertextbook - incredible online botany textbook
Why Leaves Change Color - pigment changes and best conditions for viewing leaf coloration in the fall
Worldbiomes.Com - aquatic, desert, forest, grasslands, and tundra are covered here
PlantCare.Com - growing plants and tips on how to care for them
CBCN Botanists-in-Training! - laboratory exercises, quizzes, information and cartoons of plant structures, including anatomy
The McIntosh Apple Development Poster - online poster, class exercises, web sites, history
The Mysterious Venus' Flytrap - how the carnivorous Venus flytrap captures insects
Plant Evolution - one-page summary on land plant evolution from algae to gymnosperms w/quiz
Cloud Forest Alive - a specialized biome in the tree canopy of the tropical rain forest
Pollination Lecture of ENT 2004 - insects and pollination, distance learning
Botany Online: The Hypertextbook - Botany Hypertextbook project from the University of Hamburg.
Plant Growth Substances - plant hormones, auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin, abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene
Seeds of Change Garden - learn about seeds and growing plants
Desert Botanical Garden - virtual tours of arid-adapted xerophytes
Botany: dealing with the unknown - Web Notes for an Introduction to Plant Biology.
Botany 1050: Introduction to Botany - full-featured intro site with online photographs, genetic code, "code cracker," measurement converter, EvolveIT simulation, geologic time chart
The Basic Principles of Genetics - Tutorials in Mendelian genetics, heredity, and Linnaean classification for the biological anthropologist.
Reed College - Bio 332 - Vascular Plant Diversity - images, interactive online quiz, species databases, Trees of Reed College
NATURE: The Seedy Side of Plants - television video & teaching resource
Simple, Common, and Interesting Molecules - water, chlorophyll, ß-carotene, protein, DNA structures shown and more
Why Leaves Change Color - pigment changes and leaf senescence in the fall
Major Biomes of the World -Teaching module with maps and descriptions of eight world biomes.
Plant Biology at OSU Lima - Slide collection for teaching Plant Biology 101.
Great Lakes Diatoms - introduction to freshwater diatoms with numerous photomicrographs
Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms - genetic terms from Mendel to molecular biology are defined
The Last Straw: Plants and Water Stress - introductory tutorial with virtual lab and quizzes
Catalog of North American Bryophytes - mosses, liverworts and hornworts
Tropical Fruits - pictorial site covering mangos, coffee, bananas & much more
Botanical - quiz, medicinal and extraordinary plants, cartoon animations
Experimental Science Projects: An Intermediate Level Guide - an introduction to the scientific method
Anthophyta - Flowering Plants - online tutorial and overview of angiosperms
ENSIWEB - Evolution and Nature of Science - evolution and origin of life lesson plans
DNA From the Beginning - tutorial and reference material on molecular biology
Biology of Plants - Raven, Evert and Eichhorn - textbook companion site
AquaBotanic - aquatic and aquarium plants
Hypertextbook: Photosynthesis - primary productivity
Glycolysis - glucose pathways
Fun Science Gallery: Herbarium - plant collecting tutorial
World of Science: Mitosis - overview of nuclear and cell division
Omnicyber Plant Family Key - online taxonomic dichotomous key
Plant Molecular Biology - tutorials/essays on plant transformation, vocabulary, transgenic plants, DNA, genetics and more
Molecular Expressions: Mitosis - great one page summary
Biology of Horticulture - Q & A w/lab exercises relating to plant structure & function
Costa Rican Rain Forest Ecology Field Trip - slide show of tropical rainforest
The Tallest, Biggest and Oldest Trees - slide show for teaching
Joe Armstrong's Course Sites - economic botany photo essays on cassava, coir, paper, rubber
Why Study Plants? - introductory site
Visual Models of Morphogenesis - fractal algorithms and models of virtual lifeforms are presented with QT movies
Botany in the News! - articles from the national news media
Plants In Motion - QuickTime (QT) movies on phototropism, geotropism, nutation, flower opening, plant growth
Galleria Carnivora - carnivorous plants
Seed Germination Database
Albion College Vascular Plant Image Gallery - photographs, subdivision and family descriptions
Trees and Shrubs of Iowa State University - encyclopedic guide to midwest trees
Biological Foundations - Botany course materials for biology majors.
Biology Safety Information - Safe procedures for the biological laboratory.
Wealth of the Rainforest: Pharmacy to the World - database, links, images and articles on the Amazonian rainforest
Virtual Classroom - University of Connecticut WWW courses
Science and the Environment - news summary site
EnviroLink - Environmental Link site
Access Excellence Activity Exchange - classroom exercises and multimedia mystery site
Biology Review Index Page - review pages for microscopy, procaryotes & viruses, cells, cell division, fermentation & respiration, unicells & filaments, thalloid & vascular plants, seed plant reproduction, seed plant sporophytes, and the leaf and photosynthesis
Photosynthesis - overview with textbook images, a succinct review of chloroplasts, chlorophyll, light & action spectrum
BOTN201 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants - class notes, virtual tours, useful lab exercises and notes at Texas A & M
Plants, People & the Environment - Model, full-featured website for introductory plant biology course, including online quizzes, grades, chat room, hot keys
Vegetative Characteristics Used in Taxonomy Keys - exercises and glossary of morphology terms for angiosperms
Reproductive Characteristics Used in Taxonomy Keys - exercises and glossary of morphology terms for angiosperms
Flowering Plant Reproduction - life cycles, angiosperms and flowers are introduced in this review
Fertilization and Fruits - gamete production, fertilization, embryogenesis and fruit production are introduced in this review
Virtual Forest - CD-ROM model site for virtual reality of forest ecology and tree identification
Web Molecular Biology Exercises - online tutorial / quiz for learning DNA dogma
PBIO 100 - General Botany for Non-Majors - Model Intro Botany Course Web site
Tree World - Nice elementary tree site
Dendrology Page (FNR 225) - Identify twigs and shrubs, dictionary
Fun with Lichens - Database, images and species synoptic key
Do Plants Feel Pain? - Essay from Usenet
Introduction to Tomatoes - Illustrated FAQ mainly about tomato development and structure (Lycopersicum esculentum)
Center for Plant Conservation - Information, pictures, a quiz and strategies
How Corn Grows - Illustrated developmental program of corn, Zea mays
Basic Classification of Fruits of Flowering Plants (Angiosperms) - Intro level description of fruit formation, types and dispersal - no connect 6/9/99
The C-Fern - A Plant for Teaching and Research - Use of Ceratopteris fern as a model system for reproduction
Essential Elements for Plant Growth - Mineral nutrition in plants
A Study of Plant Anatomy - Course notes for structural botany
Seeds of Life - multimedia introduction to seeds
HCS 300 - General Plant Biology - at Ohio State
Missouri Botanical Garden - Research, education, images, virtual tours, floras, databases
Bio 332 Biology of Plants - at East CT State
A botanical fruit collection - Clickable map and identifications
Trees of the Pacific Northwest
FAQs about Tree and Shrub Care
Biology Hypertextbook Chapters - Good intro chapters on cells, chemistry, DNA
Wayne's Word - Natural history & plant trivia
PLB143: Evolution of Crop Plants
Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) - Fast plants
Wisconsin Fast Plants
Botany Herbals - Historical botanical books
Exploring Biodiversity - introduces major concepts of biodiversity at AP-high school or introductory college level
National Drought Mitigation Center - excellent resource for understanding complexities of drought
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) - imporant monographs and publications in the history of agriculture research
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) - detailed information about techniques for retaining biodiversity and FAQs on growing economic plant crops
FAO Document Repository - free, authorative, online publications of the FAO (start with the term 'agricultural' if you are lost)
Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resources Guide - overview of history, techniques, regulation, risks, concerns and news about transgenic GMO crops
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Wildlife Habitat - USEPA case studies of functioning treatment wetlands.
Riparian Enhancement on Sloughs - Stream stabilization with plantings and other best management practices.
Biological Control of Pests and Weeds - integrated pest management avoiding pesticides and insecticides
AgriSurf! The Farmers Search Engine - web link site for farming
Live Fences - The use of plant species as living fences in tropical agriculture.
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station - germplasm analysis and characterization, pest assessment
Rot Web Home Composting Information site - a how-to guide
Corn Grower's Guidebook - everything about maize
Tissue Culture in the Home Kitchen - Instructions for tissue culture in the home kitchen. - page removed 9/7/00
Agricultural Network Information Center - online references for plant information
Seed Germination Database
Agroforestry - sustainable tree agriculture
HCS 600 - Quality, Ethics, and the Global Environment
Conservation Plant Identification Tools and Guides from USDA - two pocket ID guides for plant conservation--one emphasizing herbaceous plants; the other emphasizing trees and shrubs
Ecological Site Information System (ESIS) - includes the Ecological Site Description (ESD) and the Ecological Site Inventory (ESI)
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - site includes a wealth of fact sheets on prairies and specific issues of prairie ecology
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - satellite resources, imagery, climatic, geodetic surveys, an atlas and geographical data on Canada
Drosera-X - urban ecology information on many native topics, plant lists, and print references
Prairie Frontier - wildflowers and prairie grasses
Virtual Field Herbarium - promotes constructing field guides to document current diversity and support sustainable development
Louisiana Ecosystems & Plant Identification: An Interactive Virtual Tour - plants and 360° images of wetland and upland habitats of Southern Forest with detailed pages on about 200 plants
Sonoran Desert Museum - Phoenix based museum with web sites on deserts and particularly spring blooms of wildflowers
Strange Days on Planet Earth - PBS show on environmental issues and global change topics including invaders, temperature change, predators and water quality
Eco-Portal - The EnvironmentalSustainability.Info Source - collects info and news feeds on ecology and global sustainability
Climate Ark - Climate Change Portal - news consolidator for global change news stories
Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse - invasive plant site for the US Southwest
UNESCO World Heritage Center - nearly 800 788 natural and cultural places are given protection through international recognition of their importance
EPA: Earth Day - historical and current information about Earth Day observations
Gecko GrassWorlds - parameter-rich PC software simulating predation conflict in grasslands
Kurtz-Fernhout Software: Garden with Insight - free PC software that simulates garden conditions for many parameters
Gecko Woods - parameter-rich PC software simulating competition and predation in a Northeast US forest
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - UN sanctioned study of >1500 authors indicate worsening ecological conditions
WWF - Biomes and Biogeographical Realms - perhaps the best and most complete of the world biome sites with great precision for local ecoregions and lots of detail, lots of images
Figs and Fig Wasps - biology of the fig wasp and its relationship with the pollination and fertilization of figs
Frog Calls - studying decline of frog populations in the wild and our neighborhoods
Ant Plants - plants with ants as tenants and caretakers, images of domatia, Myrmecodia and Hydnophytum
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) - resources, information and strategies for managing invasive non-native species of the Pacific region
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project (HEAR) - resources, photographs and strategies to manage invasive non-native species of Hawaii
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee - scientific information on development and sustainability in the arctic
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) - proponent of equitable and ecologically sustainable environmental policies worldwide
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - critically endangered, threatened and vulnerable species
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes - promotes establishment of native plant communities through education and local chapters
Vegetation and Flora of Pitcairn Islands - a World Heritage site containing research and images on this biodiversity hotspot
MBG Research: Photo Essays - 15 photo essays on field sites around the world including South America, Africa, China, Georgia
SimForest - software predicting the behavior of a virtual forest under different species composition, global warming, etc.
Bats, Bees, and Brazil Nut Trees - plants, floral structure, reproductive strategies, pollination of Lecythidaceae in the Amazon rainforest
Biflora - database on the flora of the island of Hainan, China, a biodiversity hotspot
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - A Special Report by Arctic Circle - well-balanced academic site on resources, opportunities and perspectives concerning oil exploration of the ANWR
SERPIN: Southeastern Rare Plant Information Network - botanical data, literature, other resources relating to state or federal listed threatened or endangered plants
ExploreLearning: Photosynthesis - ecological physiological modeling of phtotosynthesis action spectrum, intensity and oxygen production
ARKive - Images of Life on Earth - archive of biological images, particularly endangered and threatened species
Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program - metadatabase including mapping, literature, links, documents and photographs
Global Forest Science - Research Projects - conservation and diversity oriented research organization providing some research support for studies in Canada and the US
Biodiversity Hotspots - 25 hotspots containing 44% of plant species
Floralp - information platform of plant ecology in European mountain systems - an ecological metadatabase
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants - APIRS database, extensive image and drawing collections, encyclopedic information on aquatic plants
NOVA: Deep Sea Invasion - a marine alga presents a classic example of the danger of invasive species
Actionbioscience: Biodiversity - essays on diversity, biopiracy, endangered species, microorganisms
How to Go Ancient-Forest-Free - A Markets Initiative - developing sustainable alternatives to harvesting old-growth forests
The Last of the Last: The Old-Growth Forests of Boreal Europe - PDF brochure about the taiga or boreal forest (67pp, 2.4MB)
Taiga Rescue Network - resources about the boreal forest
Grow Native! - plant growth information, info sheets on nature
PlantWatch Canada - a national effort coordinating volunteers and professionals observing environmental change
Tropilab Inc. - free information on plants from the Amazon rainforest in Surinam; sells seed
Practical Guide to Mycorrhiza - introductory site about plant root-fungus symbiotic relationships
MossCam Project - a study of drying mosses
James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve - donated natural area near UC-Riverside for use in education
EPA Global Warming Site: Climate Change Education Resource Database - access to numerous government reports and information
New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers - an organization that mobilizes hundreds of volunteers to restoration efforts
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) - treaty to regulate rare plants
CAEDYM: Computational Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics Model - ecological modeling site
Postcode Plants Database - native plants and associated fauna of the United Kingdom
Wildflowers In Bloom - images, maps and growing tips for planting North American wildflowers
The Invasive Plants Fact Book - handbook of assorted facts on invasive plants
San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project - how to control cordgrass species
Invasive and Exotic Species of North America - invasive plants and biological control agents are indexed and illustrated
Images of Dry Tropical Habitat - images from Argentina, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, Oman and Somalia
Life at High Temperatures - bacteria and cyanobacteria in hot springs, streams, geysers, pool and their role in biotechnology
Discover Life - educational site
Curriculum Guide for the Climate Impacts Map - activities for exploring global warming
Exploring Biodiversity - introduces major concepts of biodiversity at AP-high school or introductory college level
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center - sponsoring education and research activities at Yellowstone National Park
Rare, Endangered and Vulnerable Plants of the Republic of Georgia - species list with habitats, geographic distribution and occasional photos
Nature Conservancy Carribean Island Metadata - vegetation maps of Carribean islands from GIS data
Native Plant Information Network - useful resources for finding, buying, selecting and growing native plants; finding local native plant organizations & societies
National Estuary Program - US initiative to address the marine-freshwater interface
Invasive Plants of Natural Habitats in Canada - biology and ecology of invasive plants and alien weed control
California Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch - threatened and endangered plants, guidelines for assessment, exhaustive California natural community and habitat database
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - resource for growing native plants and land restoration
ETI's World Biodiversity Database - databases to species, taxonomists and molecular biology resources
Centres of Plant Diversity: The Americas - information and identification of regions of special plant diversity in the New World
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden - plants and animals of the Australian outback
Deserts: Geology and Resources - answers major questions on how deserts form, effect of atmospheric conditions, desertification
Neotropical Grassland Conservancy - organization dedicated to studying grassland ecosystems throughout Latin America
National Drought Mitigation Center - excellent resource for understanding complexities of drought
Noxious, Invasive, and Alien Wetland Species - FAQ on recognizing/mitigating aggressive species
Kudzu - The Vine - overtaking trees, equipment, houses, barns
Botany in the Subantarctic - subarctic island studies, abstracts & research projects by University of Queensland
Checklist of Software for Field Biologists - links for software for databases, collections, indexing and much more
Hendrix Online Photos - Desert and Rocky Mountain wildflowers, to Mountain View experimental gardens - lots of images
ReThink Paper - reduce, reuse, recycle, use non-wood fibers
Worldbiomes.Com - aquatic, desert, forest, grasslands, and tundra are covered here
EPA ECOTOX Database System - database of toxicologically active chemicals on plants
Peatlands Around the World - Bogs and fens of Ireland and of the world.
National Eutrophication Management Program - Factors contributing to eutrophication in Australian waterbodies and estuaries.
Florida Forestry Information - Information on forest trees and forest ecosystems of Florida.
Duke University Wetand Center Everglades Field Trip - Description of the everglades and current problems with its restoration.
Friends of the Everglades - Website of Friends of the Everglades conservation organization.
University of Illinois at Springfield Prairie Project - information on history, restoration and biodiversity of a tall grassland prairie
Palmyra Atoll - Rainforest at Sea - high bandwidth site on a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean
Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin - classification of bogs, marshes, swamps, floodplain forests, with plant list and descriptions
Earth Day 2001 - history of Earth Day and impressive links on environmental issues
Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - threat & impact of invasive alien plants on the native flora, fauna and ecosystems
DesertUSA - plant essays on desert adaptation, images, and species information
Mesquite: A modular system for evolutionary analysis - programs for graphical interpretation of phylogenetic data
National Library for the Environment (NLE) - Congressional reports, position papers, major environmental portal
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Compendium - comprehensive site on Northwoods and boreal forest, featuring flora, fauna, geography
Plants of the Northwoods - images and descriptions of trees, shrubs, herbs, fern allies, mosses, lichens & liverworts
ClimateTrend.Com - thermal trends and temperature changes from 1900
Land Use History of North America (LUHNA) - pilot projects on past and present patterns of vegetation
Global Invasive Species Database - information about weedy & nuisance species that replace native plants & animals
Mycorrhizas Webpage - encyclopedic site on plant-associated fungi or mycorrhizae
Boreal Forest - course on wetland ecology of northern woods
NOAA Climate Prediction Center - encyclopedic site on long-term weather and climate change
Cloud Forest Alive - a specialized biome in the tree canopy of the tropical rain forest
Aquatic Plant Control Support Operations Center - Government information on aquatic invasive species management.
Vegetation of Mt Field National Park and the South-West Tasmania Wilderness Area - illustrations and ecology of an Australian park
Kelp Forest and Rocky Subtitle Habitats - ecological reports on flora & fauna of kelp beds
Kelp Forests - taxonomy, ecology and succession of kelp beds
Forests of British Columbia - tree images, habitat, economic uses, identification information given
Plant Diversity at Bullshoals Field Station - wildflower plant images and habitat database
America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2000 - threatened rivers of the US
Western Australian Seagrass Web Page - marine biology-related angiosperm site
Desert USA Flora - images and data on common arid plants of North America
Threatened Plants of the World - rare, endangered, vulnerable, and extinct plants
Resources Inventory Committee Standards - Canadian government manuals on collection of field data and sampling procedures.
Saltcedar Management and Riparian Restoration Workshop - Biology and ecology of Saltcedar (Tamarix) in the U.S.
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Wildlife Habitat - USEPA case studies of functioning treatment wetlands.
Desert Botanical Garden - virtual tours of arid-adapted xerophytes
Allelopathy Research at the University of Savoie - Introduction to Allelopathy and experiments with Picea abies.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk - Plants threatening Pacific Island ecosystems.
On the Prairie: Prairie Resources and Games - a game, photo gallery, distribution and species of this ecosystem
Major Biomes of the World -Teaching module with maps and descriptions of eight world biomes.
National Wetlands Research Center Education - Lesson plans and teaching guides for wetlands ecology.
State Lists of Endangered Species Under Fish and Wildlife Service Jurisdiction - U.S. and Virgin Islands endangered plants and animals listed by state.
Arid Lands Information Center -Information on the scientific and human aspects of desert life.
Mangrove Replenishment Initiative - reforestation in Florida
Rocky Mountain Rare Plants - Alpine Seeds - seed catalogs, germination information
WWF Climate Change Campaign - global warming evidence
State of the World's Forests - forest resources by country with distribution maps
Everglades Field Trip - Summary of the hydrology, biology, geology, and restoration of the Florida Everglades.
Rot Web Home Composting Information site - a how-to guide
Canadian Botanical Conservation Network - newsletter, invasive & endangered species, seed gene bank
Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetic Resources - resource for finding seed & growing trees
Great Lakes Environment - photo essays, information about monitoring the environment
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - international polar reserach initiative
A Manual of California Vegetation - vegetation types, ecotypes, communities
Rangeland Plant Communities of the West - range management course site with tutorial
Pfiesteria piscicida Page - environmental danger from a toxic dinoflagellate
Endangered Species Home Page - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The United States Salinity Laboratory -USDA publications and databases on salt tolerancy, soils and pesticides.
INVADERS Database System - invading exotic species of the Northwest US
Harmful Algae Page
Lick Creek Park - a virtual tour
Mycorrhiza Information Exchange Web Site - bibliography of fungi, hosts & symbiosis
Southwest Exotic Plant Mapping Program - invading noxious weed species
Cartographic Links for Botanists - plant distribution maps & tools from different states, regions, countries
TerraServer: The World's Largest Database - satellite imagery, remote sensing
National Atlas of the United States of America - maps of every state
A Decade of Forest Health in Canada - Studies of air pollution and forest decline in Canada.
Why Owens Lake is Red! - Halophilic organisms in salt lakes and playas.
Botanique -Nursery producer of bog plants providing care sheets online.
Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Hazardous Waste Research - Papers and abstracts concerning bioremediation of hazardous waste.
Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps - encyclopedic set of map links, including fossils
The John Muir Exhibit - Sierra Club site commemorating Muir
The Chemical Defenses of Higher Plants - plant-animal interactions, allelopathy
INRA Scientific Database Servers - links, databases, DNA, mychorrhizae, insects
Science and the Environment - news summary site
EnviroLink - Environmental Link site
The Nature Conservancy - conservation organization, library, report card on endangered species
Plants in the Hawaiian Environment - Botany 130 - Hawaiian flora and man's impact on it
World Resources Institute - encyclopedic site with facts on ecology, conservation and the environment
Plants, People & the Environment - Model, full-featured website for introductory plant biology course, including online quizzes, grades, chat room, hot keys
Gaia Forest Conservation Archives - great links site for ecology and the environment
International Canopy Network (ICAN) - home of the Canopy listserv, resources on the forest canopy - no connect 10/3/98, 4/30/99, 6/9/99
Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) - Australian site with documents, databases, and a newsletter
Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory - Directory & database to environmental biology resources
Arid Lands Newsletter - semi-annual online newsletter on desertification
The Need to Know - Ecology and Environment - resources on ecology and the environment
Endangered Species Home Page - Database, newsletter and the laws
Rainforest Action Network - How the rainforest is being changed and what to do about it
Plants of the New Jersey Pinelands (Pine Barrens) - virtual tour and photo site
Center for Plant Conservation - Information, pictures, a quiz and strategies
The Amazing Story of Kudzu - Ecological plague of the South, US
Indigenous Trees of Gauteng - High plateau in South Africa
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Garden - Native Australian fungus threatens their non-native species
BIOPAK -- Software for Computing Plant Biomass - FTP and FAQs
Craig's Juicy Native Grass Gossip & Research - information on native grasses
Ecology Simulation Server - Online computer simulations
HCS 600 - Quality, Ethics, and the Global Environment
Tree Education - basics of tree biology
Plants for a Future
Crop Nutrient Tool - nutrients used and needed to grow selected crops
Plant Fact Sheets - basic information on plants from USDA/ARS in North Carolina
The Magic of Growing Native Australian Plants - tips and techniques for starting plants from seed, cuttings, grafts
Hort 400 Autotutorials - Techniques in commercial crop plant propagation.
Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective - Index to web-assisted courses in Horticulture and Crop Science at The Ohio State University.
Technology of Horticulture - grafting and propagation of plants, w/ lab exercises
Taxonomy of Landscape Plants - nomenclature & identification site with database of ornamental plants; useful taxonomic links
Hort Digest - Online magazine of tropical horticulture.
Seed Germination Database
Ohio State University Extension VegNet - information on vegetable crops, including tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkins
PLANT PATHOLOGY on the World Wide Web - mini-course on plant pathology & plant diseases with case studies
Introduction to Tomatoes - Illustrated FAQ mainly about tomato development and structure (Lycopersicum esculentum)
Online Courses at Ohio State University
EFB530 Plant Physiology - a course site presenting concise overviews of many topics including cells, photosynthesis, respiration, function, behavior, hormones and transformation
Kyrk: Cell Biology Animations - animations cell biology topics, including movies on cell anatomy, organelles, membranes, diffusion, glycolysis, photosynthesis, nucleic acids, mitosis and more
Carnegie Plant Cell Imaging - Quicktime movies, protocols and articles on molecular imaging with fluorescent probe constructs, transformation and confocal microscopy, featuring mitosis, organelles, microtubules and more
Cell Biology Education - quarterly online publication, providing features, articles, essays and announcements for life science educators
BIODIC Image Gallery - gallery of over 1000 scanning and transmission electron microscopic images of plants, chloroplasts, mitochondria, Golgi etc.
Multiscopic Cell - an introduction to the structure of the cell
http://www.sciam.com/explorations/2001/111901nucleus/ - models for the origin of the nucleus of the cell
DNA Learning Center - summer workshops for middle and high school students and teachers, genetics, eugenics and DNA resources
DNA from the Beginning - tutorial, quizzes and animated concepts of genetics
Biology4Kids: Cells - introduction to basic cell structure and organelles, like chloroplasts, mitochondria, nuclei
Web Atlas of Cellular Structures Using Light and Confocal Microscopy - organelle & subcellular images, including cytoskeleton (actin & microtubules), nucleus, mitosis
Cellupedia - model introductory site on cell biology, with news, glossary, messageboards
Plant Tissue Culture Information Exchange - information about micropropagation, chimeras, protoplasts, somatic embryogenesis
The Fundamental Unit of Life - Tutorial on the cell, its structure, components, and biochemistry.
Bio-Tech - New page location for Bio-Tech Online Resouces.
The Biology Project - interactive online tutorials for Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Mendelian Genetics, Immunology, Chemicals and Human Health, Developmental and Molecular Biology
Protein Synthesis - tutorial, mRNA, ribosome, translation
Principles of Protein Structure - online tutorial on preparation of polypeptides and proteins
Cytochemistry Web Page - resource for cell biology
Cell Biology Topics - Online text with self-quizzes
Cell Nucleus and Chromosomes
Cell Membrane Architecture and Cytochemistry
Ultrastructure and Cytochemistry of Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Complex, Lysosomes, Peroxisomes, Secretory Granules
Receptor Mediated Endocytosis
Mitochondria: Ultrastructure and Function
Cytoskeleton: Microtubules, Cilia and Flagella
Cyberbotanica: Plants and Cancer Treatments - medicinal plants, chemicals and a challenging online quiz Metabolic Plant Physiology - covers nitrogen, sulfur and secondary metabolic pathways; also links for plant biochemistry
Cell Biology Laboratory Manual - Remarkably complete multi-level lab tutorial/manual
Biology Hypertextbook Chapters - Text with emphasis on cell biology
Virtual Plant Cell - Clickable plant cell
A typical plant cell - Clickable map and explanations
Biology 10 Supplemental Readings - no connect 6/9/99
M. Blinnikov's Phytolith Gallery - numerous images in light and scanning electron microscopy
Plants and their Structure - an online text - an anthology of some fine individual content sites largely featured before
Plant Anatomy CD Support Site - contains numerous quizzes, study aids, botany in the news and dynamic botanical cartoons
Phyllotaxis - applets, illustrations, discussions, exercises and research papers on leaf positioning from a botanical and mathematical perspective
UBC Cell Biology Bio-Media Database - search engine-driven site featuring many microscopic images, specializing in cells
Plant Anatomy Lab Support Materials - microscopy images of traditionally covered plant anatomy topics
Plant Cell Biology on CD - confocal and electron microscope images of plant cell organelles and tissues
Virtual Crops: Grape - Vitis vinifera - seasonal development, fruit production and diseases and pests of grapes are featured
Atlas of Plant Anatomy - image-based overview of cell & tissues, roots, stems, and leaves
Manual of Leaf Architecture - definitive guide to the diversity of angiosperm leaf structure
Plant Anatomy BIO 311 - lab manual, review images, and glossary
Photographic Atlas of Plant Anatomy - 53 topics and numerous microscopic images are featured
Angiosperm Anatomy - Excellent introduction to plant anatomy of monocots and dicots
An Introduction to Microscopy: Botany - interesting feature essays on structure-function and adaptations
How A Soybean Plant Develops - everything you wanted to know about growing soybeans
Plant Anatomy and Physiology Revision Course - photomicrographs of major plant organs & structures, featuring xylem, phloem, major cell and tissue types, shoot apex, stem, leaf, root
Atlas of Plant Anatomy - Atlas de Anatomia Vegetal - innovative collecion of microscopic images of leaves, roots and stems
Plant Biology Images - photomicrographic and macrographic images of microscopic images
CBCN Botanists-in-Training! - laboratory exercises, quizzes, information and cartoons of plant structures, including anatomy
Megasporogenesis & Megagametogenesis in Lilium - meiosis, megaspores, embryo sac development and fertilization
Microsporogenesis & Microgametogenesis in Lilium - meiosis, microspores and pollen development
Methods in Plant Histology - microtechnique resource for preparing plant tissues emphasizing paraffin technique
Mycorrhizas Webpage - encyclopedic site on plant-associated fungi or mycorrhizae
Web Atlas of Cellular Structures Using Light and Confocal Microscopy - organelle & subcellular images, including cytoskeleton (actin & microtubules), nucleus, mitosis
Virtual Crops: Virtual Cotton Anatomy Home Page - photographs, drawings and micrographs of Gossypium
Virtual Crops: Virtual Rice Anatomy Home Page - photographs of Oryza stems, leaves, roots and reproduction
Land of the Glandular Trichomes - interesting images from the Lamiaceae
Developmental Plant Anatomy - emphasis on transport, phloem-loading, plasmodesmata, apical growth and tissue systems
Virtual Plant - tutorial on plant anatomy with excellent photomicrographs
Sieve tubes in action - phloem structure
Virtual Plant Cell - photographs and drawings of a plant cell
Biology of Horticulture - Q & A w/lab exercises relating to plant structure & function
Microscopy: The Tree Collection - microscopic wood sections and information
Vegetative Characteristics Used in Taxonomy Keys - exercises and glossary of morphology terms for angiosperms
Reproductive Characteristics Used in Taxonomy Keys - exercises and glossary of morphology terms for angiosperms