Geography & Environment : Guam

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Territory of GUAM is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/). One should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-gu.html).

THE FERTILIZER GUIDE FOR GUAM  (http://agrss.sherman.hawaii.edu/yost/adap_nut/FERTGUD2.htm)
Features a guide to the nutritional needs of crops in Guam.

GUAM  (http://ns.gov.gu/)
Presents information on Guam, an island territory of the United States. Discusses the climate, languages, legends of Guam, entrance and customs requirements, postal services, communications, and transportation. Highlights the territorial bird, tree, flower, land use, population figures, birth and death rates, life expectancy rates, ethnic divisions, languages, literacy, economic overview, and branches of government.

GUAM (TERRITORY OF THE US) GEOGRAPHY  (http://www.photius.com/wfb/wfb1999/guam/guam%5Fgeography.html)
Presents information on the geography of Guam, a territory of the United States, provided by Photius Coutsoukis. Discusses the area's climate, terrain, natural resources, land use, natural hazards, and environment. Provides access to information on the area's population, government, economy, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

GUAM BUTTERFLIES  (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ak5t-kmn/guam/guam.htm)
Site with photographs and descriptions of butterflies found on Guam.

GUAM'S LOCATION  (http://ns.gov.gu/location.html)
Provides Map and aerial photograph of Guam.

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER: GUAM  (http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/states/guam/guam.html)
Guam seismicity map and earthquake history from the US Geological Survey.

NBII: NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE  (http://www.nbii.gov/index.html)
Provides information about the brown tree snake on Guam, from the National Biological Information Infrastructure.

OFFICIAL GUAM U.S.A. WEBSITE  (http://ns.gov.gu/)
Contains links to information about Guam's people, culture, geography and government.

PLANTS OF GUAM  (http://www.uog.edu/cals/site/POG/POGHome.html)
This site is produced by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Guam lists dozens of plants, describes their characteristics, provides photographs, and gives plant names in Chamoru and English along with their scientific names.

THE SCIENTIFIC BASES FOR PRESERVATION OF THE MARIANA CROW   (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=807)
Provides bibliographic references.