Hampshire College

Journal Articles for Environmental Sciences

• Academic Search Premier An index to almost 5,000 scholarly journals in all disciplines, many of which have full text.
• Agricola. 
  The major sources for articles, books, pamphlets and other material on all areas of agriculture.
• BioOne--a full text source of about 150 journals.
• Blackwell-Synergy Journals in Science, Technology and Medicine. Over 400 current full-text journals in the sciences, technology and medicine.
• Basic Biosis.  The major source of journal articles in the biological sciences.
• PubMed.  The major index to medicine, both animal and human.
• ScienceDirect College Edition A full-text database for journals in the life, medical, social, behavioral and physical sciences.

Web Sites for Environmental Sciences

• Academic Info. A directory of Internet resources in biology and biological sciences tailored to a college audience. See especially the page on global warming.
• Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary
• BIOTN: Best Information on the Net. In addition to a listing of resources by academic subject, including environmental management, this site offers and interesting collection of Hot Paper Topics.
• Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center is the central source of data and information pertaining to global climate change. The site provides data about atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and the role of the Earth's biosphere in biogeochemical cycles.
• Climate Change: The Discovery of Global Warming. A good source from the American Institute of Physics.
• Climate change -- Methane and Other Greenhouse Gases An excellent source of information for research projects from the EPA. Full text of many EPA reports.
• EarthTrends: The environmental information portal Provides access to global or country-specific environmental data.  There are 10 topics, from coastal and marine, to climate and atmosphere. From the World Resources Institute.
• Ecology, Biodiversity and the Environment Covers global sustainability, endangered species, pollution, exotic introductions, and other topics of current environmental interest. Provided by the Virtual Library.
• EcoPort.
• EnviroLink "The largest online environmental information resource on the planet"
• Environment Sites on the Internet A database from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden that allows you to search by subject and provides links to electronic journal articles, organizations, and people.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sites:
  • EPA Global Warming Information on the very broad issue of climate change and global warming.
  • EPA National Library Network Program. Links to EPA libraries around the country and the National Service Center for Environmental Publications. Good for general information about the environment and environmental regulations and policy.
  • EPA New England, which provides information specific to this region.
• Forest History Society Archival Guide: A bibliography to information on forests and forestry. No full text. This just leads you to sites that MIGHT have the material.
• George Environmental and sustainability studies resources page, provides both a basic bibliography and a portal to World Wide Web sources. This page is a research tool and an introduction to the many faces of environmental and sustainability studies. From Goddard College.
• Global Change The gateway to global change data and information. The site includes, "Ask Dr. Global Change", which provides help in accessing data to answer specific questions.
• Global Warming/Climate Change books. Full-text.
• The Harmful Algae Page includes photos, descriptions of algal-caused harm, maps, and references to related sites. Also has a graphic algae identification feature. From the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
• Life Sciences Dictionary
• National Academies Press Books on environmental issues.  Full-text.
• National Library for the Environment An excellent site for full-text documents in all areas of environmental science.
• NatureServe Explorer A searchable database of more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the US and Canada. Includes rare and endangered species as well as common plants and animals too.
• NOAA Paleo Global Warming The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updates and links together the critical information that impacts on the important societal phenomena related to climate variability. The site provides data, models, maps, reports and publications.
• The Ozone Depletion Phenomenon
• Science and Sustainable Development books. Full-text.
• Science in the Headlines Provides summaries of reports on hot science topics, from AIDS to Urban Development. Link to the full text of reports and to related publications. From the National Academy of Science.
• SciTechResources.gov The catalog of the government's science and technology websites.
• TOXNET Technical information on the toxicology of plants. Covers environmental health, public health, and hazardous materials.
• Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide An excellent summary of the work being done on transgenic crops. A useful guide for anyone interested in the production and use of genetically modified organisms.
• The Virtual Earth An introduction to the Web for earth scientists.