The following tools are suggested for finding information related to environmental studies:
Academic Search (EBSCOhost) - an interdisciplinary index covering the basic journal literature, with some full text articles.
Biological Abstracts -- the major life sciences database
CAB Abstracts
Literature references, with abstracts, for publications in agriculture and applied biology research from
around the world are found. Plant and animal breeding, horticulture, protozoology, grasslands, soil and
dairy science technology, agricultural engineering and economics, rural development, sociology, nutrition,
mycology, entomology, parasitology, recreation and tourism are some of the key topics covered.
1973 to present.
NOTE: For earlier years of the forestry portion of CAB Abstracts, use TREECD, with coverage back to 1939.
Environment Abstracts
(Environment Abstracts, Acid Rain Abstracts, Energy
Information Abstracts), selected international literature,
published and unpublished, on environmental and ecological topics, North
American emphasis
1975-present
Located in the FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES LIBRARY
GFIS
An Internet gateway to forest information resources from around the world, GFIS users can locate maps,
datasets, web resources, journal articles, books and other resources relevant to their forest information
needs. This access is through a distributed network of databases. The databases cover the scientific,
technical, and social aspects of forestry. There are 47 information providers found throughout the
world presently linked through the GFIS search system.
Nexis - an interdisciplinary index to major newspapers.
PAIS - Public Affairs Informaltion Service:
a database covering political and legal aspects of the sciences
PolTox - Polution and Toxicology database:
database that covers published material in the field of pollution and toxicology, including the detrimental effects of toxic substances and
environmental pollution on plants, animals, and humans. The database comprises data from three different sources: a subset of the National
Library of Medicine's TOXLINE (TOX) database; several Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) journals; and a subset of the International Food
Information Service's Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA). Years of Coverage: 1966 to present
TREECD
(abstracts of the world's forestry literature):
- Forestry Abstracts 1939-present,
- Forest Product Abstracts 1978-present,
- Agroforestry Abstracts 1988-present
Water Resources Abstracts
Vol. I (life, physical, social, engineering, and legal aspects of water supply, use, control, or
management, North American)
1967-present
Located in the FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES LIBRARY
Wildlife Worldwide
(world's literature on mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians),
continues
- Wildlife & Fish Worldwide,
- Wildlife Review 1971-present,
- Wildlife Information Service 1935-present,
- BIODOC 1980-present
Located in the FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES LIBRARY
Also consider the following indexes for related data:
HINT: Contact the librarians to determine other appropriate sources.
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