Investigate wetlands that result from heavy precipitation and poor soil drainage. Constituents include stunted plant growth, moss, and insects.

Research program at Michigan State University focuses on the changing conditions of the world's forests and rainforests.

Lists some of the trees, shrubs and herbs found in the boreal forest of northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Discover an article that describes the characteristics of boreal forests and outlines efforts to conserve them.

Ecological reserve in Minnesota contains deciduous forest, boreal forest and prairie biomes. View photos, news and publications.

Created by National Geographic, this presentation allows users to navigate a virtual forest and find hidden treasures along the way.

Use Shockwave to take an interactive and illustrated tour through a forest. See plants and animals, and take the quiz.

Organization offers an overview of its research in the study of ecosystems. Find the field stations locales throughout the US.

Learn more about the cycles of the Pacific Northwest forests with these educational puzzles and time machines.

Long Term Ecological Research project located in Oregon investigates forest and stream ecosystems. Offers publications and data sets.

Read the findings from a study in Branford, Connecticut, that was made by a group of students from Yale.

Features a brief description of flora in the deciduous forest, and provides links to fact sheets.

Also known as boreal forest or taiga, this biome lies just below the tundra.

Find out about the various forests in the state of Oregon. Provides a tour guide and a section devoted to educational resources.

Go on an interactive walk through a temperate coniferous forest, then see the diagrams that illustrate how trees function.

Describes the plant species and subregions found in this biome, which is located in Europe and the Eastern United States and Canada.