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Environmental Sciences |
Introduction
The following is a brief, selected guide to environmental science information resources available in Fogler Library, through the Fogler Library home page, and the World Wide Web. See also specific subject guides in this research guide series for other environmental resources.
Indexes and
Databases
| Literature Guides |
Dictionaries, Glossaries, and Acronyms |
Bibliographies | Encyclopedias and
Atlases | Biographical Information |
Directories
| Handbooks and Manuals |
Journals
| Virtual Libraries
New Resources since 11/9/2009
Environmental Policy Analysis websites. Dr. Ken Conca, University of Maryland
URSUS - the online catalogue of the University of Maine System, contains a wealth of information on environmental sciences and related topics. Searching is by author, title, keyword, subject, and call number. Through URSUS you can find books, conference, symposium, and workshop proceeding volumes, University of Maine theses and dissertations, and state, federal, Canadian, and other international documents. Material is catalogued by Library of Congress Subject Headings. Depending on your topic, the following subject headings may get you started in your search:
acid rain, ecosystem management, environmental health, environmental impact analysis, environmental impact statements, environmental law, environmental management, environmental permits, natural areas, wildlife refuges
A good way to search URSUS is by keyword. Using the keyword search option you can combine various keywords together using AND, OR, and parentheses. If you wanted to find information on acid rain in Maine or Vermont your search might look like this:
acid* and (rain or precipitation) and (maine or vermont)
where the * is a truncation symbol (wildcard) retrieving all variant endings (acid, acidic, acidity, acidify, etc.)
The following indexes and databases cover a broad range of subjects related to the environmental sciences, including agriculture, aquatic sciences, biological sciences, engineering, ecology, and pollution.
Agricola
1970-present online
Bibliography of Agriculture Sci Index S1.U52. 1942-1996 (1980-1996 in
Annex). If you are connecting to this database off the University of Maine
campus but within the State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science, Technology & Business Library.
Index to materials acquired by the National
Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions. Includes journal
articles, monographs, series, and materials in many non-print formats covering a
broad range of agricultural topics. NAL
provides a
Journals Indexed
in Agricola. Bibliography of Agriculture (print form of Agricola) can
be searched by subject, author, and geographic location. The Web version
can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and abstract
keyword, and CAB descriptors. From 1979-1985 international in scope. From 1985+
focuses on U.S. related publications. Note that the National Agricultural
Library provides its own Web interface to
Agricola from 1970 to present. There is an
online thesaurus. Updated monthly.
AIRSData. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards Information Transfer & Program
Integration Division Information Transfer Group.
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts: 1971-present online.
Sci Index QH 90 A1A68 -1978-1981. If you are connecting to this database
off the University of Maine campus but within the State of Maine, please connect
through Maine's
Science, Technology & Business Library.
This abstract is updated quarterly and covers the total aquatic environment
(freshwater, brackish, and marine). Information is included on living resources
as well as technology, policy, and non-living resources. Over 4,500 journals
(see
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts serials list) are indexed as well
as conference proceedings, books, and government and technical reports.
Abstracts are included for most citations.
Biological and
Environmental Research Abstracts Database
A searchable database of research projects funded by the U.S. Department of
Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research.
BIOSIS Previews
1926-present
Biological Abstracts. 1927-present. Sci Index QH 301.B4
Biological Abstracts/RRM. 1979-present. Sci Index QH 301.B55.
BIOSIS Previews, worldwide in scope, indexes the literature of the
biological and biomedical sciences. The premier database in the biological
sciences, subject coverage includes agriculture, biochemistry, bioengineering,
botany, ecology, environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology,
and zoology. Approximately 5,500 serial publications (see
Biosis Previews serials list) as well as books, proceedings and meeting
abstracts, technical reports, review papers, and patents are indexed. There are
58 separate data fields that can be searched including author, title,
publication source, organism, concepts, super taxa, publication type, author
affiliation, and abstract keyword. Searches can be limited to review articles.
Current Research Information System
A searchable database of U.S. Department of
Agriculture
funded research. Search by keyword, investigator, agency, institution,
state, and project status and type. Many records include a list of
publications resulting from the research.
Ecology Abstracts
- 1982-present online
Sci Index QH 540 A66 - 1979-present
Indexes the broad area of the interactions of organisms with their environment.
Includes information on conservation, pollution, management, environmental
degradation, and reclamation. Ecology Abstracts can be searched
by author, title, subject, and abstract word. Indexes over 700 journals
(see Serials source list for Ecology Abstracts). Updated monthly.
Envirofacts data warehouse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Search this database by zip code, city, county, or state to find EPA data on
activities which may effect land, water, and air in a particular area.
Environment Abstracts - 1971 - present.
From 1971-1973 known as Environment Information Access.
ORO Sci Index GF 1 E553.
Search this quarterly publication by subject, author, title, and source
publication. Indexes over 650 periodical titles. Online searching of
Environment Abstracts is available through the
Science and Engineering Center. For details please contact
Jim Bird. We have the full-text of the publications indexed in Environment
Abstracts from 1981-1996 on microfiche in the Science & Engineering Center.
Environment Complete
Search this database for environmental information concerning ecosystems,
agriculture, marine and freshwater science, and law and public policy.
Full text of over 400 journals.
Environmental History Bibliography.
1633-present
Containing over 40,000 records with approximately 1,500 added per year, this
searchable bibliography contains books, articles, and dissertations on a variety
of subjects related to forestry. It is maintained by the
Forest History Society.
GeoRef -
1785-present. If you are connecting to this database off the University of
Maine campus but within the State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science, Technology & Business Library.
Established and maintained by the American Geological Institute, this database
is the online equivalent of the print Bibliography and Index of Geology (Sci
Index QE1.G2145, 1969-present). Searching is by author, title, subject, and
abstract keyword. Over
3,500 serial titles
are scanned for inclusion.
GreenFILE
Search this database for human impacts on the environment. Covers areas such as
green building, pollution, renewable energy, and global climate change.
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), National Environmental Publications Internet Site - NEPIS
This Environmental Protection Agency
site contains the full text of over 10,000 EPA documents. Searching is by
keyword.
Pollution Abstracts - 1981-present online.
Sci Index TD 172 P65 - 1970-present.
The Web version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and
abstract keyword, and CAB descriptors. Updated monthly. Over
900 serial titles are scanned for inclusion.
Water Resources Abstracts
1967-present online.
Index to international scientific literature on all aspects of water resource
issues. Includes abstracts of journal articles, monographs, technical reports,
books, and conference proceedings. Search by author, title, subject, and
keyword. Over
1,200 serial titles are scanned for inclusion. Updated quarterly.
Web of Science. 1900-present
Science Citation Index 1965-2003.
Sci Index Q1.A1S36
Web of Science includes Science Citation Index from 1900-present.
Search by word in the title, keyword, and abstract. Perform cited
reference searches from 1900 to present. Limit by author affiliation and
document type. See the
master journal list.
World Bank - Documents & Reports
A searchable database of over 14,000 World Bank documents, many available in
full-text. Searches can be done by author, title, keywords, country or
region, sector (agriculture, economic policy, environment, etc.), document type,
year, and report number. This database includes country economic and
sector work documents, project documents, and research & working papers.
Browsing is possible by country, document type, and sector.
Hutchinson, B.S. and Greider, A.P. (eds.) 2002.
Using the agricultural, environmental, and food literature. New York:
Dekker. 533p.
Sci Ref 494.5.A39U75 2002
Allender-Hagedorn, S. and Hagedorn, C. An agricultural and environmental biotechnology annotated dictionary. Developed and maintained by above 2 authors at Virginia Tech.
Collin, P.H. (editor) 1998.
Dictionary of ecology and the environment. 3rd ed. Chicago:
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. 253p.
Sci Ref QH540.4 .C6 1998
Compendium of Environmental and
Professional Acronyms
Association of
Environmental and Engineering Geologists. Based from USGS-Water Resources
Division, Denver. Modified by Kevin James, 2004.
Cooper, A.R. 1996. Cooper's comprehensive
environmental desk reference. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1039p.
Sci Ref GE123 .C64 1996
Diao, T. 1996. Vocabulaire trilingue de l'environnement. Andover
: Intercept; Secaucus: Lavoisier c/o Springer-Verlag. 342 p.
Sci Ref GE10 .D525 1996
Ecosystem valuation glossary. Part of the Ecosystem valuation site developed and written by Drs. D.M. King and M. Mazzotta.
Elsevier's dictionary of environment in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.1998.
Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier. 467 p.
Sci Ref GE10 .E36 1998
Environmental dictionaries and glossaries. Links from The National Library for the Environment.
Environmental health & safety dictionary[:]
Official regulatory terms. 7th ed. Rockville, MD: Government Institutes.
617p.
Sci Ref RA566.E58 2000
Gilpin, A. 2000. Dictionary of environmental
law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 377p.
Sci Ref K3584.6 .G55 2000
Global change acronyms and abbreviations.
U.S. Global Change Research Information
Office
Glossary of climate change terms
EPA
Gregorich, E.G., Turchenek, L.W.,
Carter, M.R., and Angers, D.A. (eds.) 2001. Soil and environmental
science dictionary. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
577p.
Sci Ref S592.S59 2001
Headworth, H. 1998. Dictionary of
environmental science and engineering : English-Spanish/Spanish-English.
Chichester; New York: John Wiley. 310p.
Sci Ref GE10 .H43 1998
King, J.J. 1995. The environmental dictionary:
and regulatory cross reference. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley. 1295p.
Sci Ref KF3775.A68 K57 1995
Koren, H. 1996. Illustrated dictionary of
environmental health and occupational safety. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis
Publishers. 407p.
Sci Ref RA566 .K59 1996
Lee, C.C. 1997. Dictionary of environmental
legal terms. New York: McGraw-Hill. 818p.
ORO Ref KF3775.A68 L44 1996
Lee, C.C. 1998. Environmental engineering
dictionary. 3rd ed. Rockville, MD: Government Institutes. 682p.
Sci Ref TD9 .L44 1998
Matthews, J.A., et al. (eds.) 2001. The
encyclopaedic dictionary of environmental change. London: Arnold; New York:
Oxford Univ. Pr. 690p.
Sci Ref GE10.E534 2001
Pankratz, T.M. 1996. Concise dictionary of
environmental engineering. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers. 406p.
Sci Ref GE10 .P36 1996.
Porteous, A. 2008. Dictionary of environmental science and technology.
4th ed. Chichester; New York: J. Wiley. 797p.
Sci Ref GE10 .P67 2008
Routledge French dictionary of environmental
technology :
French-English/English-French. 1997. London; New York: Routledge. 260p.
Sci Ref TD9 .R67 1997
Terms of Environment. December 1997. Definitions of common terms used in EPA issued material.
Wyman, B. and Stevenson, L.H. 2001. The facts
on file dictionary of environmental science. New Edition. New York:
Checkmark Books, 458p.
Sci Ref TD9.W95 2001
Zoebelein, H. (ed.) 2001. Dictionary of
renewable resources. 2nd ed, rev. enlarged. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. 408p.
Ref S922.D53 2001
Bibliography: Environmental change and its impact on species/ecosystems. Prepared by William C.G. Burns, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. 3,386 citations last updated 6/30/2002.
Atlas of America’s polluted waters. Assessment and Watershed Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, EPA.
Cape Cod: Land cover and ecology. The Woods Hole Research Center.
Encyclopedia of biodiversity. 2001. San
Diego: Academic Press. 5 vols.
Sci Ref QH541.15.B56 E53 2001
The encyclopedia of ecology & environmental
management. 1998. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell Science. 805p.
Sci Ref GE300 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of energy technology and the
environment. 1995. New York: John Wiley. 4 vols.
Sci Ref TJ163.235 .E53 1995
Encyclopedia of environmental analysis and
remediation. 1998. New York: John Wiley. 8 vols.
Sci Ref GE10 .E49 1998
Encyclopedia of environmental biology.
1995. San Diego: Academic Press. 3 vols.
Sci Ref QH540.4 .E52 1995
Encyclopedia of environmental science.
1999. Dordrecht; London: Kluwer Academic. 741p.
Sci Ref GE10 .E5 1999
Encyclopedia of paleoclimatology and ancient environments. 2009. Dordrecht: Springer.
Encyclopedia of soils in the environment. Amsterdam:
Elsevier Academic Press. 4 vols.
Sci Ref S592.E53 2004
Environmental encyclopedia. 2003. Detroit:
Thomson Gale. 2. volumes. 1641p.
Sci Ref GE 10.E38 2003
Hosansky, D. 2001. The environment A to Z.
Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 320p.
Sci Ref GE10 .H67
Luck, M. (ed.) 2008. The encyclopedia of tourism and recreation in
marine environments. Wallingford, UK: CABI. 587p.
Sci Ref G155.A1.E4296 2008
World atlas of biodiversity. United Nationals Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Center
Biographical dictionary of American and
Canadian naturalists and environmentalists. 1997. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press. 937p.
Sci Ref QH26 .B535 1997
World who is who and does what in environment
& conservation. 1997. New York: St. Martin's Press; Geneva: Foundation for
Environmental Conservation. 592p.
ORO Ref GE55 .W67 1997
2003 United
Nations List of Protected Areas
Compiled by the World Conservation
Monitoring Centre and published by the IUCN.
Also includes 1993 and 1997 lists.
Amazing
environmental organization web directory
Maintained by a group of 23 volunteer staff in Santa Barbara, CA
Best environmental directories
Maintained by Bruno Kestemont,
Centre for Economic and Social Studies on the Environment,
Bruxelles.
Conservation directory. 2003. Washington,
D.C.: National Wildlife Federation.
Sci Ref SK 361 N34 2003 48th ed.
DAIN Metadatabase of Internet Resources for Environmental Chemicals. University of Kassel
Directory of environmental information sources.
5th ed. 1995. Boston: National Foundation for Environmental Control.
Sci Ref HC110.E5 A7 5th ed. 1995
Directory of environmental programs. Center for Conservation Biology Network National Council for Science and the Environment.
Directory of Maine's conservation partners.
1997. [Augusta]: Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. 22p.
ORO Special Collections St. Docs. A 27.7:C76/997
Directory to the subject bibliographies in environmental ethics. Complied and edited by Timothy C. Weiskel, Harvard Divinity School.
Earthwatch Radio. Gaylord Nelson Institute and University of Wisconsin Sea Grant
Environmental Careers Organization
Environmental telephone directory. 1996.
Rockville, MD: Government Institutes.
Sci Ref HC110.E5 E53 1996
Global Change Master Directory. Directory of available data files on earth science topics.
Global Directory for Environmental Technology
Internships and opportunities in the field of environmental studies. Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University.
ISO 14000 resource directory. 1997.
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Center for
Environmental Research Information.
ORO Gov Doc EP 5.24:R 31
Trzyna, T. (ed.) 2001. World directory of environmental organizations.
6th ed. Sacramento, CA: International Center for the Environment and Public
Policy, California Institute of Public Affairs. 263p.
Sci Ref TD169.6.W67 2001
AirData: Access to air
pollution data
Hazardous air pollution data for the United States. The site is capable of
generating reports and maps. It includes the data from the Air Quality
System and the National Emission Inventory databases. Developed and
maintained by the EPA.
The civil engineering handbook. 1995. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 2609p.
Sci Ref TA151 .C57 1995
Section on environmental engineering.
Community-based environmental protection: a
resource book for protecting ecosystems and communities. 1997. [Washington,
D.C.]: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning, and
Evaluation.
ORO Gov Doc EP 1.2:C 73/24
Hydrologic Information Center. National Weather Service
EPA TRI Explorer. Summary of Toxic Release Inventory basic data for each state - 2002-2006. See Maine for example.
Fierro, P., jr. and Nyer, E.K. 2007. The water encyclopedia - hydrologic
data and Internet resources. 3rd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. various
paging.
Sci Ref TC403.W38 2007
Finucane, E.W. 1999. Concise guide to
environmental definitions, conversions, and formulae. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis
Publishers. 206p.
Sci Ref TD145 .F55 1999
Gottlieb, D.W. 2003. Environmental technology
resources handbook. Boca Raton: Lewis. 216p.
Sci Reg TD169.5.G68 2003
Handbook of environmental data on organic
chemicals. 3rd ed. 1996. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 2064p.
Sci Ref TD196.O73 H35 1996
Lee, C.C. and Lin, S.D. (eds.) 2007. Handbook of environmental
engineering calculations. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.
Sci Ref TD145.H27 2007
King, R.B. 1998. Practical environmental
bioremediation : the field guide. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers.184p.
ORO Stacks TD192.5 .K56 1998
Lehr, J., Hyman, M., Gass, T.E., and Seevers, W.J. 2002. Handbook of
complex environmental remediation problems. NY: McGraw Hill. various paging
Sci Ref TD1060.H34 2002
Linkages: A Multi-media Resource for Environment and Development Policy Makers. International Institute for Sustainable Development.
The little green data book. 2004. Washington D.C.: The World Bank.
(Note: world development indicators by country)
Sci Ref GE148.L5 2004
The McGraw-Hill recycling handbook. 2001.
2nd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill. various paging.
Sci Ref TD794.5 .M397 2001
Montgomery, J.H. 1997. Agrochemicals desk
reference. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 656p.
Sci Ref TD196.A34 M66 1997
Montgomery, J.H. 2007.
Groundwater chemicals - desk reference. 4th ed.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 1701p.
Sci Ref TD426.M66 2007
NOTE: 4,300 references cited in this book
Prager, J. 1995. Environmental contaminant
reference databook. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 3 vols.
Sci Ref TD196.C45 P73 1995
Standard handbook of environmental engineering.
2nd ed. 1999. New York: McGraw-Hill.
ORO Stacks TD145 .S72 1999
Verschueren, K. 2001. Handbook of
environmental data on organic chemicals. 4th ed. New York: Wiley. 2 vols.
2391p.
Sci Ref TD196.O73V47 2001
Environmental Journals on the Internet. A listing of over 300 web accessible journals - some with full-text. Maintained by the National Library for the Environment.
EJournals at UMaine. To determine if Fogler Library owns a particular electronic journal of newspaper, search URSUS by journal, magazine, or newspaper title.
AgNIC - Agriculture Network Information Center. Over 1,000 information resources described.
Environmental Policy Analysis websites. Dr. Ken Conca, University of Maryland
Maps and Graphics Library.
UNEP.
A searchable database of almost 1,600 graphics with an environmental or
sustainable development theme.
National Environmental Publications Internet Site - NEPIS. Searchable, full-text database of over 10,000 EPA documents.
National
Library for the Environment. Congressional Research Service Reports
Maintained by the National Council for
Science and Environment
News Link.
Environmental. Capitol Reports.
Links to news digest, federal and state agencies, and federal and state courts
U.S. EPA Online Library System
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