LibGuides: Environmental and Conservation Biology: Home

Where to Start

Ecology Photo Starting Your Research

To begin your research, use the following resources to obtain background information on your topic:

Earth and Environmental Science through SpringerLink - 30 reference works, 170 journals and 1300+, many with full-text access and searchability. Great getting started or doing more in-depth research.
CredoReference - Collection of 100+ reference works - search by topic or browse material in specific reference books (see Books page for more info).

To locate more article references, try the following:

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes environment journals and monographs covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, public policy, sustainability and other related subjects.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
"GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology."

Google Scholar
Remote users: Use any Google Scholar link from a library page.. Once you log in and search, you see Full-Text@Gutman Library links to full-text content. No set-up required!
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A multidisciplinary collection of scholarly books, articles, and conference papers from a wide range of subject areas. It can be a good starting place for researching a paper, but it is not comprehensive enough to be the only place you look.