| Credo Reference | ||
| Encyclopedia of Environmental Science | Ref GE 10. M66 2000 | |
| The encyclopedia of the biological sciences | Ref QH 13 .G7 1981 | |
Concise encyclopedia biology |
Ref QH 302.5 .A2313 1996 |
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| The Cambridge encyclopedia of life sciences. | Ref QH 307.2. C36 1985 | |
| Encyclopedia of environmental biology | Ref QH 540.4 .E52 1995 | |
| Encyclopedia of biodiversity. | Ref QH 541.15 .B56 E53 2001 | |
| Grzimek's encyclopedia of ecology. | Ref QH 541 .G79 | |
| The Official World Wildlife Fund guide to endangered species of North America | Ref QL 84.2 .O35 1990 | |
| The Concise Oxford dictionary of zoology | Ref QL9 .C66 1992 | |
| Conservation and environmentalism: An encyclopedia | Ref GE 10.C68 1995 | |
Look for environmental science resources are in the “GE” and "Q" and "S" areas.
| GE Environmental Science | QL Zoology | |
| QH Natural History Biology | S Agriculture | |
| QK Botany |
Examples of subject headings you may use to search the library catalog or databases:
| agricultural ecology | grasslands | |
| aquatic ecology | marine biology | |
| animal ecology | natural history | |
| botany | ornithology | |
| crops | phanerogams | |
| environmental education | pollination |
|
| environmental quality | pollution | |
| environmental sciences | prairies | |
| fallow land plants | soils | |
| farm management | symbiosis | |
| forestry and community | wild flowers | |
| freshwater biology | wildlife conservation |
Articles published in scholarly, or peer-reviewed publications are
frequently the most up-to-date source of reliable information for your
academic work.
Locating a journal article is usually a 2-step process: (1) identifying an article with the information you want and (2) locating the periodical in which that article appears.
Identifying an article: Search in databases appropriate
for your subject area, such as those listed above. Find articles that apply to your research question using key word or subject heading searching.
Locating the periodical: Check the Good Library catalog or Citation
Linker. If the library does not have the journal, you may request
the article through Interlibrary
Loan.
AlgaeBase Site offers nearly 123,000 species of algae; includes images, taxonomy, phytogeography, and glossary.
BioDiversity
Hotspots Center for Applied Biodiversity Science. Focuses on 25 ecosystems worldwide.
Center for North American Herpetology The web's most frequently accessed academic site on amphibians and reptiles. University of Kansas.
Encyclopedia of Life Open source collaboration of Harvard University, Smithsonian Institution, Field Museum, Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Biodiversity Heritage Library consortium, and Missouri Botanical Garden. Currently consists of 40,000 species pages.
Library
of Congress Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture Subject Guide
Library
of Congress Biology, Genetics, Natural History, Zoology Subject Guide
The National Academies
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute
of Medicine and National Research Council. Up to date and loaded with
information.
Scirus: The Award-Winning Search engine devoted to Science Searches.
The Why Files: The Science Behind the News. Weekly publication from the University Of Wisconsis-Madison about the science behind current news headlines and events that occur in daily life.
Animal
Diversity Web from University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Entomology index
Iowa State. Directory and search engine of insect-related resources. Excellent starting point for obtaining insect-related information.
Plants national
database
Search by common name, scientific name, family or genus for plants
known to live within the boundaries of the U.S., including territories.
PrimateLit database
Use this database to search for scholarly work on anything regarding
primates.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Water Resources of the U.S. U.S. Geological Survey information on surface water, ground water, streamflow. Also National Water Information System water resource data collected at ~ 1.5 million sites throughout the nation.
For Further Assistance, ask a Reference Librarian