BIOLOGY 5: Endangered Ecosystems
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Multidisciplinary database covers all areas of pollution as well as bacteriology, ecology, risk assessment, environmental biotechnology, water resources, etc. 1981-present.
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Science E-Reference Books: Environment
Beacham's guide to the endangered species of North America / Walton Beacham [et al], eds. QH77.N56 B43 2001
Blackwell's concise encyclopedia of ecology / Peter Calow, ed. QH540.4.B58 1999eb
Blackwell's concise encyclopedia of environmental management / Peter Calow, ed. GE300.B54 1999eb
Environmental encyclopedia / Marci Bortman [et al.], eds. GE10.E38 2003
[For more Science E-References: www.scu.edu/library/research/sciences/scieref.cfm]
Science Print Reference Books: Environment
The encyclopedia of the environment / Ruth A. Elben and William R. Eblen, editors. GE10 .E53 1994
The Wiley encyclopedia of energy and the environment / Attilio Bisio, Sharon Boots, editors. TJ163.235 .W55 1997
Encyclopedia of world environmental history / Shepard Krech III, J.R. McNeill, Carolyn Merchant, editors. GF10 .E63 2004
Selected Print & Video Resources
California grasslands : ecology and management edited by Mark R. Stromberg, Jeffrey D. Corbin, Carla D'Antonio. Folio QH541.5.P7 C35 2007
California's changing landscapes : diversity and conservation of California vegetation / Michael Barbour. QK86.U6 C34 1993
California's wild heritage : threatened and endangered animals in the Golden State / by Peter Steinhart. Folio QL84.22.C2 S74 1990
Chesapeake Bay : introduction to an ecosystem. 1995 Gov Doc EP1.2:C 42/14/995
Coastal-marine conservation : science and policy / G. Carleton Ray and Jerry McCormick-Ray, eds. QH541.5.C65 C5916 2004
Endangered Mexico : an environment on the edge / Joel Simon. GE160.M6 S55 1997
Endangered species recovery : finding the lessons, improving the process / edited by Tim W. Clark, Richard P. Reading, Alice L. Clarke. QL84.2 .E55 1994
Fate of the wild : the Endangered Species Act and the future of biodiversity / Bonnie B. Burgess QH76 .B87 2001
Fire in California's ecosystems / Neil G. Sugihara, ed. Folio QH105.C2 F57 2006
Habitats and ecosystems: an encyclopedia of endangered America / Mark Crawford QH76 .C73 1999
Imperiled planet : restoring our endangered ecosystems / Edward Goldsmith. Folio QH545.A1 I47 1990
Life on the edge : a guide to California's endangered natural resources / Carl G. Thelander, ed. Folio QL84.22.C2 L54 1994
Oregon wild : endangered forest wilderness / Andy Kerr. Folio QH76.5.O7 K47 2004
Protecting endangered species in the United States / Jason A. Estes, ed. Folio SH381.W453 2006
Saving nature's legacy : origins of the idea of biological diversity / Timothy J. Farnham. QH541.15.B56 F37 2007
Terrestrial vegetation of California / Michael G. Barbour, ed. Folio QK149 .T44 2007
Untangling ecological complexity : the macroscopic perspectives / Brian A. Maurer. QH541 .M384 1999
Whales, whaling, & ocean ecosystems / James A. Estes, ed. Folio SH381.W453 2006
VIDEOS
Journey to planet earth [videorecording] / Marilyn and Hal Weiner. DVD-00656
Major world ecosystems [videorecording]
For more: in addition to searching OSCAR with Endangered Ecosystems as a Subject, try Nature Conservation as Subject; or use a Keyword search for a specific place, animal, or ecosystem.
Web Resources
California Biogeographic Data
California Fish and Game Department's Biogeographic Data Branch provides pathways to California endangered and threatened species lists and links to organizations such as NatureServe and its publications, including Ecological Systems of the United States.
California Bioregions
Click on any one of California's ten regions on the bioregions map. Each bioregion offers vegetation maps, land ownership, threatened species, reports and publications, photos, and more.
Center for Applied Biodiversity Science / Conservation International
The Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS), the scientific hub of Conservation International, links science to conservation worldwide. Reports, gap analysis of key biodiversity areas, Biodiversity Hotspots, etc.
CERES (California Environmental Resources Evaluation System)
The California Resources Agency developed CERES as a portal to information on California's environments. Search by geographic area, topic, organization, and more.
Convention on Biological Diversity
The U.N. Environment Programme's Convention on Biological Diversity includes the Convention document, programs, issues, case studies, and reports.
Endangered Ecosystems of the United States : a preliminary assessment of loss and degradation
Though more than ten years old, this 1995 report by the Department of Interior's National Biological Service provides a good overview, many references, and historical ecological information, region by region.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) lists and assesses the status of endangered species worldwide.
Manual of California Vegetation
Via UC-Davis, the California Native Plant Society provides this manual to California vegetation, whose subsets include geographic regions, classifications, images, and more.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Endangered Species Program
U.S. endangered species laws and policies, species information and lists, conservation tools, links to critical ecosystem information.
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Created September 2008
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