When desert ecosystems have been damaged or destroyed, how do we restore ecological functions, including those directly benefiting humans? Desert restoration is difficult, but possible.

Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their ... However, there is a lot of variability in desert types, with hot deserts, cold deserts, high elevation deserts, and rain shadow deserts.

A variety of ecosystems are spread across the world, each with distinctive interacting characteristics and components. They range from small (eg a freshwater pond) to global (eg the desert biome).

This clip is from the series Ecosystems and Biomes. This could be used to introduce students to the ecosystem of the desert and how people, plants and animals adapt to the conditions. Students ...