Environmental Science Research Guide

Library Databases for Environmental Science Research

Ecology Abstracts: Index to a number of important ecology journals. Contains no full-text articles, but includes abstracts for each article, to assist you in determining which ones you should use.
General Science Index: Index to numerous environmental science and ecology publications including Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics and Journal of Ecology.
Academic Search Premier: Numerous popular and scholarly titles are indexed, with many articles avaialable in full text. You may have better luck in this database if you're taking a core course related to ecology or if you're in a 100-level environmental sciences course.

National Library for the Environment: non-governmental resource with news and links.
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Earth Science World

Environmental Protection Agency
National Center for Environmental Health: one of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
US Geological Survey

NH Department of Environmental Services: deals with various environmental and health hazards at the state level.
NH Fish & Game Dept
NH State Parks
NH Dept. of Resources & Economic Development

National Council for Science and the Environment: non-governmental organization which provides science-based perspectives on environmental issues, without advocating for particular policy positions.
UN Environmental Programme
Earth Island Institute
IGC: EcoNet
Our Planet
American Petroleum Institute: includes policy positions and "environmental commitments" of this industry group.
The Nature Conservancy
Monadnock Conservancy
Land Trust Alliance

NH Watershed Management Bureau: "Watershed management programs link people and water resources through science, planning, and education to achieve clean water goals."
EPA page on Wetlands

Please also check out our Geography Links page.

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