Research Guides: BIO131: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Laboratory: Encyclopedias and More

Other Reference Sources

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
USGS Imperiled Species
Biodiversity Library
Contains millions of pages of legacy taxonomic literature in the collections of key natural history and botanical libraries.
Dictionaries (Oxford University):
A Dictionary of Biology
A Dictionary of Ecology
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (2nd ed.)
A Dictionary of Zoology (4th ed.)
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Contains several additional Oxford science sources.
Sage Green Guides Series
Several guides on a wide range of environmental topics.

Use these encyclopedias and other reference books to find background information on your topic.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues [EBSCO]
Encyclopedia of Earth
Published by the Environmental Information Coalition, and utilizing a wiki, it contains articles contributed by experts covering all aspects of the environment of the Earth.
Encyclopedia of Global Change (Oxford University)
Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste [Sage]
Encyclopedia of Life
Ongoing global project that makes available fundamental information (including images) on all known plant, animal, and other species.
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity by Jon H. Kaas (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: ref QH541.15 B56 E53 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
Call Number: ref HM856 E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Ecology
Call Number: ref QH540.4 E515 2008
Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution
Call Number: ref QH541.15 B56 L54 2002
Access Science by McGraw-Hill
Over 8500 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology.
Britannica Online
Full content including over 80,000 in-depth articles, detailed maps, multimedia, and research tools.
Wikipedia
BEWARE: Can provide useful background information, but don't believe everything you read! Evaluate and verify.

JSTOR Global Plants Database
Contains key plant information from 270 herbaria from around the world including many in New England. Over 1.8 million plant types are represented including high resolution images.