Enciclopédia de biomas

BIOMES

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MARLENE WEIGEL

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CONIFEROUS FOREST CONTINENTAL MARGIN DECIDUOUS FOREST DESERT

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GRASSLAND LAKE AND POND OCEAN RAIN FOREST

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RIVER AND STREAM SEASHORE TUNDRA WETLAND

Biomes of the World

U•X•L Encyclopedia of Biomes Marlene Weigel

STAFF
Julie L. Carnagie, U•X•L Editor Carol DeKane Nagel, U•X•L Managing Editor Thomas L. Romig, U•X•L Publisher Meggin Condino, Senior Analyst, New Product Development Margaret Chamberlain, Permissions Specialist (Pictures) Rita Wimberley, Senior Buyer Evi Seoud, Assistant Production Manager Dorothy Maki, Manufacturing Manager Michelle DiMercurio, Art Director Cynthia Baldwin, Product Design Manager Graphix Group, Typesetting

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
U•X•L encyclopedia of biomes / Marlene Weigel, Julie L. Carnagie, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: v. 1. Coniferous forests, continental margins, deciduous forests, and deserts – v. 2. Grasslands, lakes and ponds, oceans, and rainforests – v. 3. Rivers, seashores, tundras, and wetlands. ISBN 0-7876-3732-7 (set). -- ISBN 0-7876-3733-5 (vol. 1). – ISBN 07876-3734-3 (vol. 2). – ISBN 0-7876-3735-1 (vol. 3) 1. Biotic communities Juvenile literature. [1. Biotic communities.] I. Weigel, Marlene. II. Carnagie, Julie. III. Title: Encyclopedia of biomes. QH541.14.U18 1999 577.8'2–DC21 99-23395 CIP

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