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Subject Guide: Environmental Science
Reference Books: These books are located in the Reference area on the first floor of the library and may be used in the library. Reference books can be good sources of factual and background information on a topic and can help you get started with your research.
Atlas of the Environment, Ref G 1046 G3 L4 1994
Conservation Directory, Ref. S920 C64 2003
Encyclopedia of Rainforests, Ref. QH 86 J85 2002
Habitats and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America, Ref. QH 76 C73 1999
Books: To search for books in the circulating collections of the Mantor Library and other University of Maine System libraries, use URSUS (the the online catalog). Books with a location of FAR Stacks, FAR Young Adult, and FAR Juvenile are in the Mantor Library's collection. Books available from other URSUS libraries may be requested online using your library barcode.
Journal Articles: Use the Indexes and Databases resources to locate journal articles. Some databases that are useful for research in this subject area are:
Academic Search Premier
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
BIOSIS
Environment Complete
GeoRef
ScienceDirect
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Recommended Web Resources:
ARKIVE (http://www.arkive.org/)
BEN: Biodiversity Education Network (http://www.bioednet.org/)
Biodiversity Hotspots (http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/)
Coastal and Marine Geology Program (http://marine.usgs.gov/)
Congressional Research Service Reports (http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/crs/)
Destination Earth (http://www.earth.nasa.gov/flash_top.html)
EarthTrends (http://earthtrends.wri.org/)
EELink: Environmental Education on the Internet (http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction)
Envirolink Library (http://library.envirolink.org/index.html)
Environmental Change and Security Program (http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1413)
Environmental Defense Fund (http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm)
Environmental News Network (http://www.enn.com/)
EPA: Climate Change (http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html)
EROS: Earth Resources Observation and Science (http://edc.usgs.gov/)
Forest Conservation Portal (http://forests.org/)
GlobalChange.gov (http://globalchange.gov/)
GOS - Geospatial One Stop (http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos)
IUCN Red List of Endangered Species (http://www.iucnredlist.org/)
National Environmental Directory Search Form (http://www.environmentaldirectory.net/search.htm)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (http://www.noaa.gov/)
National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/)
NatureServe (http://www.natureserve.org/)
Science.gov (http://www.science.gov/)
Science Netlinks (http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/)
SCIRUS: Science Search Engine (http://www.scirus.com)
TOXMAP (http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp)
U.S. Dept. of Environmental Protection (http://www.epa.gov/)
U.S. Global Change Research Program (http://www.usgcrp.gov/)
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Center (http://www.unep-wcmc.org/)
Water on the Web (http://waterontheweb.org/index.html)
Window to My Environment (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/)
World Environment Library (http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=envl)
Worldwatch Institute (http://www.worldwatch.org/)
World Weather Information Service (http://www.worldweather.org)
WorldWideScience.org (http://worldwidescience.org/)
If you have questions about using the library or any of its resources or if you would like assistance with your research, please see a librarian.
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