Credits

Mission: Biomes was originally conceived in 2000 and was a collaborative effort between the Earth Observatory and educators and interns from the Washington, D.C. area.

Concept and Content Development: Jacqueline Anderson, Teresita Metzbower, Diane Musick, Melanie Flanagan, Nina Hoffman, Jessica Phelan, and Donald Walker

2020 Updates: Andi Thomas, Paul Przyborski

Science Consultant: Dr. Jim Collatz, NASA GSFC

Additional thanks to: Kevin Ward, David Herring, Michael Heney, Amber Kerr, Michon Scott, Hailey King, Josh Stevens

Image Credits:

Rainforest

• “daintree” by deeuutee is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• “Daintree Rainforest” by Fordan is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• “Rainforest” by Chris.Gray is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Grassland

• “Grasslands Path, Richmond Park” by TonyHall is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• “IMG_9631_Xiyu” by Mark thanks for 2,000,000+ views is licensed under CC0 1.0
• “Missiquoi NWR Grassland” by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region is licensed under CC PDM 1.0

Coniferous Forest

• “Clear fell in the Dalarwen Plantation, Ceredigion” by Roger Kidd is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• “Forest track, Buck Bog” by Graham Robson is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• “Author” by Dancinon is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Temperate Deciduous Forest

• “Morning walk in the forest” by DaiRut is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• “The eastern deciduous hardwood forest 2/2” by codiferous is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
• “Upward” by Nicholas T is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Desert

• “Desert” by Adrien.masict is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• “Desert, Jordan” by _Mrs_B is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• “purple blooms and canyons” by kurtrik is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Tundra

• “Dissected Tundra” by Buzz Hoffman is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
• “Lowland Tundra” by D-Stanley is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• “Tundra in the trail to Lac Blanc” by tonyfernandezz is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Shrubland

• “imgp0883” by Mr. Pi is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• “imgp2767” by Mr. Pi is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• “File:Maireana astrotricha scrubland.jpg” by Mark Marathon is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Plants

• Saguaro Cactus: “Four Peaks Seen Through Cactus Goal Posts” by cogdogblog is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Creosote Bush: “Creosote Bush” by K Schneider is licensed under CC By-NC 2.0
• Flowering Dogwood: “dogwood” by Twilight Jones is licensed under CC By-NC-ND 2.0
• Bluestem Grasses: “Moon Over Grass” by cogdogblog is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Lichen: “2016-12-05 13-33-59 Nikon JH” by Juhel e CZ is licensed under CC0 1.0
• White Sage: “File:Salvia apiana 103.JPG” by Curpher is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Spruce Tree: “Tree on Mount Mitchell” by Thomson20192 is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Orchid: “20150524_142118LC” by Luc Coekaerts from Tessenderlo is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Arctic Moss: “Arctic Moss” by Alastair Rae is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
• Asters: “2010.09.27_18.12.35_CIMG4852” by AndreyZharkikh is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Bearberry: “Tundra Plants” by Andrea Pokrzywinski is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Brittlebush: “IMG_3438.jpg” by classicgrrrl79 is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Cacao: “Cacao” by Aldrin Rocky is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
• Coffee Plant: “Big Island 9484” by CucombreLibre is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• Maple tree: “2017/365/289 Maple Framed Rim View” by cogdogblog is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Redwood Tree: “Kings Canyon National Park, California” by blakeecarroll2014 is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Sumacs: “Sumac plant” by nayukim is licensed under CC BY 2.0
• White Birch: “In the Birch Forest” by cogdogblog is licensed under CC0 1.0
• Wild Oats: “oats and sky” by mhall209 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
• Pine Tree: “Stand of pine trees” by Alabama Extension is licensed under CC0 1.0