In keeping with the theme of Chapter 10, these Web Links are designed to demonstrate just how exciting the discipline of geography is. These sites exemplify the many concepts presented in Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Biogeochemical Dynamics Data Archive
This site serves as the archive for all biogeochemical research done by the U.S. government. The data can be downloaded from the Web or obtained on CD-ROM. If you need biogeochemical data for a paper, this is the site to visit.
- UC-Santa Barbara Biogeography Lab
This site discusses various projects undertaken at the biogeography lab. The projects include the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project and California Deptartment of Forestry and Fire Protection Change Detection Project. You can also download the data used in these projects.
- The Ecological Society of America
This site provides information about the Ecological Society of America, a large organization concerned with the study of ecology.
