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Environmental
Issues
Prepared
by Tina Neville
March
2003
Databases
& Indexes
| Ecology
Abstracts |
1982 to date |
Indexes
ecology related articles in 282 journals. Updated
monthly. Includes links to full-text articles when
available through USF subscriptions.
| Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management |
1981 to date |
This
multi-disciplinary database provides citations to books
and articles in all areas of environmental science and is
updated monthly. Includes links to full-text articles when
available through USF subscriptions.
Indexes
journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and reports
written on topics relating to geology, geography, and ecology.
Updated monthly.
| Expanded
Academic ASAP |
1982 to date |
This
multi-disciplinary database provides indexing to numerous
scholarly and popular magazines. Full-text links
are available for some titles.
JSTOR
is a project that is seeking to provide full-text online
access to archives of scholarly journals. As this
is an archival database, the most recent several years of
each title are not provided, however, coverage goes back
to volume one.
Includes
Science Citation Index Expanded , a key resource for scientific
research. One of the most comprehensive scientific
databases with indexing to more than 5700 journals.
Links to full-text articles when available through USF subscriptions.
Updated weekly.
A
multi-disciplinary database, this resource provides indexing
and full-text access to articles in science, humanities,
education, and business. Updated weekly
Selected
Periodicals
Additional
journals may be available either in print, online, or available
through interlibrary loan.
| Journal Title |
Online Access |
Poynter Print |
| Ambio |
|
1995 to date |
| American Naturalist |
1867-1998
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| American Scientist |
|
1942
to date
(Marine Science)
|
| Audubon |
|
1991 to date |
| Biodiversity and Conservation |
1997
to date |
|
| Biological Bulletin |
|
1900 to date |
| Biological Conservation |
1995
to date |
|
| Biological Journal of the Linnean
Society |
1993
to date |
|
| Conservation Biology |
1987-2000;
1992
to date
|
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| Current Biology |
1999
to date |
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| E: The Environmental Magazine |
|
2001 to date |
| Ecology |
1920-1999
|
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| Ecosystems |
1998
to date |
|
| Environment |
|
1969 to date |
| Environment and Behavior |
1999
to date |
|
| Environment and Urbanization |
|
1997 to date |
| Environment, Development, and Sustainability
|
1999
to date |
|
| Environment International |
1995
to date |
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| Environmental and Ecological Statistics
|
1997
to date |
|
| Environmental and Experimental Botany
|
1995
to date |
|
| Environmental and Resource Economics
|
1997
to date |
|
| Environmental Biology of Fishes |
1997
to date |
|
| Environmental Engineering and Policy
|
1998
to date |
|
| Environmental Geochemistry and Health
|
1997
to date |
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| Environmental Geology |
1996
to date |
|
| Environmental History |
|
1996 to date |
| Environmental Impact Assessment Review
|
|
1995 to date |
| Environmental Management |
1997
to date |
|
| Environmental Management and Health
|
1994
to date |
|
| Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
|
1996
to date |
|
| Environmental Pollution |
1995
to date |
|
| Environmental Research |
1993
to date |
|
| Environmental Science and Policy
|
1998
to date |
|
| Environmental Science & Technology
|
1967
to date |
|
| Environmental Values |
1998
to date |
|
| Global Environmental Change |
1995
to date |
|
| Human Ecology |
1998
to date |
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| International Environmental Agreements
|
2001
to date |
|
| Journal of Ecology |
1913-2000;
1998
to date
|
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| Journal of Environmental Economics
and Management |
1993
to date |
|
| Journal of Environmental Law |
1998
to date |
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| Journal of Environmental Management
|
1993
to date |
|
| Journal of Environmental Psychology
|
1993
to date |
|
| Life Sciences |
1995
to date |
|
| National Wildlife |
|
2002 to date |
| Natural History |
|
1960 to date |
| Nature |
|
1960 to date |
| Quarterly Review of Biology |
1926-2001;
2002
to date |
1979 to date |
| Science |
1880-1998;
1995
to date
|
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| Science News |
|
1980 to date |
| Science of the Total Environment
|
1995
to date |
|
| Scientific American |
|
1960 to date |
| Water, Air & Soil Pollution |
1997
to date |
|
| Water Research |
1995
to date |
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| World Watch |
|
Last five years |
Finding
Books
Books
covering the environmental sciences are located in the GE
call number area on the second floor of the library.
Additional materials on related topics are available in other
call number sections, including natural history (QH) or environmental
technology (TD). Consult the Libraries of the USF System Online Catalog or the Library of Congress
Subject Headings books for suggestions.
Dictionaries
and Encyclopedias
| Dictionary of Environmental
Economics, Science, and Policy |
REF HC79.E5 G685 2001
|
Along
with definitions for more than 3300 environmental terms,
this volume has useful supplemental material including:
three brief primers on environmental economics, international
issues related to the environment, and environmental systems
and modeling; basic facts and web addresses for selected
environmental treaties and conventions; a bibliography;
and a geological time scale.
| Encyclopaedic Dictionary
of Environmental Change |
REF GE10.E436 2001 |
Relatively
brief definitions on a broad selection of topics related
to the science of environmental change. Many entries
include a short list of references.
| Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
|
REF QH541.15.B56 E53
2001 |
This
multi-volume encyclopedia provides lengthy articles on a
variety of environmental issues. Each article is
signed by the author and contains a brief glossary, and
a bibliography.
| Encyclopedia of Environmental
Issues |
REF GE10.E52 2000 |
Relatively
brief, signed articles on a variety of environmental issues.
Additional, suggested readings are included for many
of the articles. The encyclopedia contains nearly
200 photographs and has numerous charts, graphs and tables.
| Encyclopedia of Environmental
Studies |
REF TD9.A84 2001 |
To
select the topics and terminology for this reference work,
the authors surveyed the syllabi, the course readings, and
the textbooks of ten highly regarded environmental science
survey courses. This resource provides brief definitions
and a lengthy bibliography.
| Encyclopedia of Global
Change: Environmental Change and Human Society |
REF GE149.E47 2002 |
This
two-volume encyclopedia provides lengthy articles on a wide
variety of environmental issues, particularly as they affect
humans. Charts, diagrams, photographs and current
bibliographies enhance this reference source.
| International Encyclopedia
of Environmental Politics |
REF GE170.I55 2002 |
More
than 160 international authors offer diversified perspectives
on environmental politics. Many of the entries provide
a brief bibliography of additional readings.
Additional
Reference Materials
Listed
below are some recent reference resources that may be of interest.
Many additional materials may be located in the reference
stacks in the call number areas listed at the beginning of
this bibliography.
| Contemporary World Issues
|
Index Table K |
This
series analyzes issues of concern to society. In
addition to providing a basic background on the topic, the
volumes contain chronologies, biographical information,
an annotated list of additional resources and a glossary.
Biodiversity, food safety and indoor pollution are
just a few of the topics covered in this series.
| Environment Encyclopedia
and Directory 2001 |
REF GE10.E56 2001 |
A
very handy resource, this single-volume book provides maps
illustrating environmental issues such as deforestation
and ozone depletion. The book also contains a list
of abbreviations relating to environmental science, a directory
of environmental organizations arranged by country, biographical
information on environmental scientists, and a lengthy bibliography
of environmental periodicals.
Data
on air, chemicals, facility information, grants and funding,
hazardous waste, superfund, toxic releases, water permits,
drinking water, drinking water contaminant occurrence, and
drinking water microbial and disinfection byproduct information.
| Environmental Technology
Resources Handbook |
REF TD169.5.G68 2003
|
A
guide to searching the web sites of government agencies,
and other organizations, offering information on environmental
technology. Each entry includes the URL, the purpose
of the organization, useful keywords for searching the site,
and a brief summary of the site.
Brief
facts and statistics on a wide variety of topics.
Includes
full-text access to national and international, newspaper
and magazine articles. Transcripts of television and radio
broadcasts are also included. Updated daily.
| Opposing Viewpoints |
Index Table K |
Another
controversial issues series. Each volume presents
opposing views of an issue of concern. A bibliography
and issues for additional discussion are included in most
volumes. Recent issues covered include pollution
and global resources.
| World Atlas of Biodiversity
|
REF G1046.D1 G76 2002
|
Maps,
tables, and background information on various aspects of
biodiversity. Valuable supplemental material includes
a phyla of living organisms, and listings of food crops
of major significance, recent vertebrate extinctions, and
biodiversity statistics listed by country.
Internet
Resources
For
Internet resources relating to the environmental sciences,
go to the USF
Libraries Web Site . Select the "selected websites"
link, and then select " environmental
sciences and policy. "
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