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BIO130: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation: Background Info

Fall 2021 V Hayssen

Other Reference Sources

Biodiversity Library
Contains millions of pages of legacy taxonomic literature in the collections of key natural history and botanical libraries.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
USGS Imperiled Species
SAGE Environmental Encyclopedias

Dictionaries (Oxford University)

Encyclopedias

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

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2nd ed. [Science Direct]
Encyclopedia of Consumption & Waste
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Ecology
Online and Annex Stacks / QH540.4 .E515 2008
Encyclopedia of Environment & Society
Online and Annex Stacks / QH540.4 .E515 2008
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues [EBSCO]
Online and Annex Stacks / GE10 .E52 2000
Encyclopedia of Global Change
Online and Annex Stacks / GE149 .E47 2002
Encyclopedia of Life
Gale Ebooks-Biological Sciences & related topics

Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution
Call Number: Annex Stacks / QH541.15.B56 L54 2002

Plant Database

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.