ecosystem-guides.com
....exploring the planet's ecosystems
This website is (slowly) growing, and continually having new habitats and/or images & text added. Below are some suggestions of ecosystems to explore...
Penguin colonies provide spectacular sights (at one of the most spectacular sites!) on the Subantarctic islands.
Surprisingly little is known about the different species of the stunning flying fish of the tropical open oceans.
The Anhinga with it's piranha meal is just one of many amazing birds of the Neotropical (South American) freshwater wetlands.
The Lion is just one species among the many mammals of the African savanna.
There are some beautiful (and many endemic) birds to seen in Ankarafantsika National Park and the dry forests of Madagascar.
The Arctic tundra includes beautiful landscapes and some iconic specialised creatures, such as Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Reindeer and Polar Bear
The tropical coral reefs include the famous 'nemos', the anemonefish...
The Komodo dragon, the biggest lizard in the world, can be seen in the dry forests of Wallacea on the islands of Komodo and Rinca.
Western Grey Kangaroos are one of the common mammals of south-west Australian temperate Eucalyptus woodlands.
Like birdwatching? Some of the cutest and confiding creatures are the birds of the temperate forests of the Himalayas.
The diverse and photogenic hummingbirds of Central & South American rainforests.
The shocking diversity of the primates of African rainforest!
The largest jungle bird in the world is the Cassowary, one of the many amazing birds of the lowland rainforests of Australia and New Guinea.
he most acrobatic of all cetaceans, the 'Dusky Dolphin', swims in the temperate Australasian oceans.
The Arctic waters are remote and beautiful. As the days gets shorter in autumn, the northern lights get easier to see.
The rainforest of Wallacea is a mix of Australian and Asian derived species, with many endemic, including the tiny Tarsier.
The birds of paradise are one of the most spectacular song birds of the Australian and New Guinea upland rainforest.
Orang-utans are the biggest of the primates of the Asian lowland tropical rainforest.