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.
Environmental Science Web Links
General Environmental Science Web Directories and Indexes
- EnviroLink
- an online environmental community
- Global Change Master Directory
- a NASA service
- National Library for the Environment
- non-governmental resource with news and links.
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- Earth Science World
Organizations and Government Agencies
Federal
- 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
New Hampshire
- 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
International and Non-Governmental Organizations
- 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
Water and Wetlands
- 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
- WINDandSEA Wetlands Links
- a service of NOAA.
- Hydrology Web
- maintained by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Please also check out our Geography Links page.
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