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Interesting sources
- AGRICOLA
This
is an important bibliographic database of citations to the
agricultural literature, and is produced by the National
Agricultural Library, USDA.
- Aquatic,
Wetland and Invasive Plant Database (APIRS)
Maintained
by the University of Florida.
- ASPNet:
Plant Pathology Online
Produced by the American
Phytopathological Society.
- Atlas
of the Flora of New England
Supported by the Harvard University Herbaria.
- Biodiversity
Heritage Library
Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions
have joined to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. The group is developing a strategy and
operational plan to digitize the published literature of biodiversity held
in their respective collections.
- Botanicus Digital Library
Freely accessible digitized historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library.
The Library has been digitizing its materials since 1995, focusing primarily
on beautifully illustrated volumes from its rare book collection.
- Botany.com
Includes extensive information on gardening.
- Carnivorous
Plant Database
Provides information on over 3,000 carnivorous plant species.
- Checklist
of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
Compiled by Claire Englander and Philip Hoehn of the University of California, Berkeley, Library.
- E-Journals
Provides access to leading botany, plant biology and science journals.
- Ecology
and Society
An electronic, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal devoted to the rapid dissemination of current research.
- Fact Sheets and Plant Guides
Produced by the the National Plant Data Center and the Plant Materials Program of the
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- Flora of North America
The Flora of North America presents information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions,
and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. It will
eventually reach 30 volumes and will be available in print and on the Web.
- Global Invasive Species
Database
This database is managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of the
IUCN-World Conservation Union. It was developed as part of the global initiative on invasive species led by the
Global Invasive Species Programme and is supported through partnerships with the National Biological Information
Infrastructure, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the University of Auckland
and private donations.
- History of Life
Through Time
This is a University of California, Berkeley online exhibit that explores the ancestor/descendant relationships
which connect all organisms, past and present.
- Hunt
Institute for Botanical Documentation
A research division of Carnegie Mellon University. The web site focuses on botanical art.
- ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
A compilation of generic names published for all organisms covered by the International
Code of Botanical Nomenclature, sponsored by the U.S. National Herbarium, Department of
Botany Smithsonian Institution.
- Index
to American Botanical Literature
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- International
Plant Names Index
- Invasive.org
The overall objective of Invasive.org is to provide an accessible and easily used archive of high
quality images related to invasive and exotic species, with particular emphasis on educational applications.
- Kew
Bibliographic Databases
This is a combined searching tool giving you access to three
databases: The Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature, the Plant Micromorphological Bibliographic
Database and the Economic Botany Bibliographic Database. It is provided by the Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew.
- National Agricultural
Library Digital Repository
Provides access to Agriculture Department publications either digitized by
NAL or through NAL’s partnerships with other institutions
- National
Register of Big Trees
- Native
Plant Information Network: Image Gallery
Images of wildflowers, from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
- NatureServe
A source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological
communities of the United States and Canada.
- OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
- Plant Information Online
A service of the University of Minnesota Libraries, Plant Information Online is a collection of databases that especially focuses
on cultivated plants and plant/seed sources, with contact information for nearly 2,500 seed and nursery firms. It has a large index of
plant images and information from some 600 books and magazines.
- PLANTS Database
Provides standardized information on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts,
hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
- Species 2000
Indexing the world's known species.
- TreeBASE
A relational database of phylogenetic information.
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
A project of the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, this site lists invasive plants infesting
natural areas throughout the United States.
Forestry
- Environmental
History Bibliography
For over 50 years the Forest History Society has monitored the world of publishing for items written as history and dealing
with the utilization, management, and appreciation of our forest related resources. Their work has been called the world's
most comprehensive collection of bibliographic information pertaining to forest and conservation history.
- Forestry Databases
Find bibliographic citations and links to research in four separate databases: Social Sciences in Forestry; Trail Planning, Construction and Maintenance;
Tropical Forest Conservation and Development; and Urban Forestry. Produced by the University of Minnesota Forestry Library.
- Research Natural Areas
This site describes 263 established and 55 proposed Research Natural Areas managed by National Forests and Grasslands
in 12 western states; information is provided by the USDA Forest Service.
- U.S.
Forest Service History
Prepared by the Forest History Society, this site incorporates original documents and photographs, as well as
bibliographic references.
Range management
- RangeBiome:
A Public Rangeland Almanac
This is an assemblage of natural resource and environmental links, tools, news,
and views for improving the ecological conditions of public rangeland ecosystems.
- Rangelands West
Produced by the Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC).
Endangered species
Directories of Internet sites on plants, forestry, and range management
- BEN: BioSciEdNet
Digital Library portal for teaching and learning in the biological sciences. A National Science Digital Library pathway,
sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and funded by the National Science Foundation.
- Biology Browser
Produced by BIOSIS
- Botanique: Gardens, Arboreta &
Nature Sites of North America
More than 1600 gardens and arboreta are listed.
- Botany WWW Sites
Sites listed are selected by the Botanical Society of America.
- Forestry AgNIC
Forestry AgNIC is a gateway to a wide range of forestry and related information found on the Internet. Use it to search for
links to web sites, image collections, lists of publications, documents, databases, and other unique resources.
- Global Forest Information Service
- Index
Herbariorum: A Global Directory of Public Herbaria and Associated Staff
- Internet Directory for Botany
- Intute: Biological
Sciences
A directory of many of the best web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject
specialists.
- National Biological Information Infrastructure
The NBII links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical
tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors in government agencies, academic institutions,
non-government organizations, and private industry.
- Natural
Resources Research Information Pages
by Yu-Fai Leung
- Virtual
Library of Botany
WWW Virtual Library
U.S. Government Organizations
Organizations
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