Ecology Subject Guide
| Encyclopedias | Style Manuals |
| Handbooks | Biographies |
| Dictionaries | Indexes and Databases |
| Guides to the Literature | Internet Sites |
Encyclopedias
Blackwell's Concise Encyclopedia of Ecology
--online-- netLibrary e-book
The Encyclopedia of Ecology & Environmental Management
--Reference Stacks-- GE 300 .E53; also available online
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
--Reference Stacks-- QH 541.15 .B56 B53 (5 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH 540.4 .E52 (3 vol.)
·X·L Encyclopedia of Biomes
--Reference Stacks-- QH 541.14 .U18 (3 vol.)
Handbooks
Gale Environmental Sourcebook: A guide to Organizations, Agencies, and Publications
--Reference Stacks-- TD 169.6 .G3
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation
--Reference Stacks-- TD 388 .V53
Dictionaries
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology
--Reference Stacks-- QH 540.4 .C66
Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment
--Reference Stacks-- QH 540.4 .C6
A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
--Reference Stacks-- QH 540.4 .L56
Environmental Regulatory Glossary
--Reference Stacks-- TD 169.3 .E58
Guides to the Literature
Encyclopedia of Environmental Information Sources
--Reference Stacks-- TD 170 .E54
Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide
--Reference Stacks-- QH 303.6 .D38
Style Manuals
Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
--Ready Reference-- T 11 .S386 1994
Biographies
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
--Reference Stacks-- Q 141 .D5
The Great Scientists
--Reference Stacks-- Q 141 .G767
Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present
--Reference Stacks-- Q 141 .N728
Indexes and Databases
Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
Agricola-- Indexes and abstracts books, papers and journal articles in agriculture and allied disciplines.
Biological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts life science literature; provides some links to full-text articles.
GEOBASE
-- Indexes and abstracts international journal articles, books, conference proceedings and reports on geology, geography, and ecology.
GeoRef-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of international journal articles, books, maps, reports, publications of the U. S. Geological Survey, and master's theses and doctoral dissertations of the U. S. and Canada on the geology of North America from 1785 to present.
Toxline-- Provides information on chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides and environmental pollutants.
Zoological Record-- Indexes and abstracts international professional journals, magazines, newsletters, monographs, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings in the field of zoology.
Internet Sites
Ecology WWW Page -- An extensive database of ecology sites on the Internet.
Envirolink -- Provides comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and news on a number of ecological and environmental topics.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Gateway to EPA environment information.
UNEP-WCMC Conservation Databases -- Easy access to information and analytical services about the environment and the living world.
U.S. Department of State--Environment -- Includes government documents and environmental science background information.
Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network -- Providing information for the identification and solution of ecological problems and knowledge of ecological phenomena over long temporal and large spatial scales.
