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Last revised: September 2010 Endangered Species and Conservation Biology Scope: The purpose of this guide is to provide quick access to print and electronic resources covering conservation biology and the study of endangered species. Email the subject area specialist at jmiller2(@umd.edu) or call (301)405-9152 for more information. Table of Contents Conservation Biology Specialization at UMCP Finding Books Finding Scholarly Materials Journals Atlases and Lists of endangered species Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Directories of Conservation Organization Environmental Laws and Policy Internet Resources Remote Access via ResearchPort Conservation Biology at the University of Maryland College Park Learn more about the Conservation Biology specialization at the University of Maryland, College Park: CONS. Finding Books Find an introduction to the subject in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Conservation Biology. Other texts can be found in the catalog that may prove useful. Principles of Conservation Biology PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Folio CALL NUMBER: QH75 .M386 Fundamentals of Conservation Biology PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH75 .H84 Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics, and Management PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: SK355 .M55 Find more books on the subject, conservation biology, through this search. Or search on other subjects: Applied ecology, Biodiversity, Endangered species, Environmental management, Nature conservation, and Wildlife conservation. Species names can also be used: California condor, Goshawk, or Timber rattlesnake. Use this form to search for other subjects. Or, go directly to the Catalog or search below. return to top Finding Scholarly Materials To find articles in research sources, search any of the following databases using keywords that describe your topic. Sources marked as Databases may provide proceedings papers, book chapters, and other research, along with journal articles. Agricola 1970-present. [database] UM only This database indexes journals, books, and other scholarly works covering a variety of fields within agriculture - it contains over 3.5 millions records. Animal Behavior Abstracts [database] 1982-present. UM only Covers significant papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiology to behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology. BIOSIS Previews [database] 1970-present. UM only BIOSIS Previews provides the most comprehensive coverage to the literature of the life sciences. Coverage includes primary research articles in the basic areas of biology. CAB Abstracts [database] 1973-present. UM only Indexes scholarly works covering a broad range of disciplines within agriculture. Ecology Abstracts [database] 1982-present. UM only Provides access to the scientific journal literature in ecology and environmental sciences. Coverage: Includes literature on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment. Plant Science Abstracts [database] 1994-present. UM only Provides access to articles on plant pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology. Science Direct [database] UM only Indexing articles from 1800 journals (800 of which have full-text access), this database covers a range of sciences including biology. A sample search of Science Direct is provided in the window below. The topic is habitat fragmentation and endangered species. Web of Science [database] UM only This database indexes articles from over 17000 journals including 5700 from across the sciences - in addition this database makes it possible to track citations (i.e. who has cited whom and who was cited by whom). These are just some of the sources that the University of Maryland College Park offers in Conservation Biology and Endangered Species - to see more databases covering these areas of study, click on Biology and/or Environmental Studies. return to top Journals Biological Conservation PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: S900 .B5 BioScience PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH1 .A277 Ecological Applications PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH540 .E273 Ecology and Society (Available Online Only) Ecological Modelling PRINT LOCATION: UMCP EPSL Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH541.15.M3 E27 Ecology PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH540 .E3 Journal of Ecology Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks Call Number: QH540 .J6 Journal of Wildlife Management PRINT LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: SK351 .J68 Landscape Ecology (Available Online Only) Trends in Ecology and Evolution PRINT LOCATION: UMCP Chemistry Periodical Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH540 .T732 This list represents only a portion of the Endangered Species and Conservation Biology journals available from the University of Maryland, to search for more electronic journals accessible through our library, check the E-Journals list in Research Port - to search for print journals, check our Catalog. return to top Atlases and Lists of Endangered Species Burton, John. The Atlas of Endangered Species. New York, N.Y.: Macmillian, 1999. LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Juvenile CALL NUMBER: 333.95 At53 Endangered Species, Conservation and Science, Smithsonian National Zoological Park URL: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/ Mackay, Richard. The Penguin Atlas of Endangered Species. New York, N.Y. : The Penguin Group, 2002. LOCATION: McKeldin Reference CALL NUMBER: QH75 .M24 2002 NatureServe Explorer: An Online Encyclopedia of Life URL: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ Red List, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) URL:http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Species Information, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service URL: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html Species Information, Office of Protected Resources, National Oceanic and Air Administration URL:http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/ Species Database, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, United Nations Environment Programme URL:http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/dbases/about.cfm Threatened and Endangered Species, National Parks Service URL: http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/endangeredspecies/index.cfm return to top Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Allaby, Michael, editor. A Dictionary of Zoology. UM only Covers all animal taxa and other topics such as evolution, behavior, cytology, zoogeography, taxonomy and genetics. Beacham, Walton; Castronova, Frank; Sessine, Suzanne, editors. Beacham's Guide to Endangered Species of North America. Ospre, F.L. : Beacham Publications, 1998-2001. Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks CALL NUMBER: QH77 .N56 B43 2001 Beacham, Walton; Beetz, Kirk, editors. Beacham's Guide to International Endangered Species. Osprey, F.L. : Beacham Publications, 1998-2001. Location: McKeldin Reference Stacks CALL NUMBER: QL82 .B435 1998 Birds of North America UM only URL: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/ Comprehensive resource on bird life. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences UM only http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/emrw/047001590X/home General encyclopedia of all biological sciences topics. Grzimek, Berhnard. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Detroit, M.I.: Gale Publishing, 2003-2004. LOCATION: McKeldin Reference QL7 .G7813 2003 Comprehensive source of information on animal life. See index volume to locate information on specific species using its common or scientific name. return to top Directories of Conservation Organizations Ausenda, Fabio and McCloskey, Erin, editors. Green Volunteers: the world guide to voluntary work in nature conservation. New York, N.Y.: Universe Publishing, 2003. LOCATION: McKeldin Reference CALL NUMBER: QH75 .A1 G74 2003 Conservation Directory. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation. LOCATION: McKeldin Reference CALL NUMBER: SK361 .N42 Directory of United States and international agencies involved in conservation. Search for federal, state, non-government non-profit, non-government for profit agencies, and educational institutions. Environmental Resource Handbook. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2001- LOCATION: McKeldin Reference CALL NUMBER: GE 20 .E586 Simon, Noel. Nature in Danger: threatened habitats and species. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1995. LOCATION: McKeldin Reference CALL NUMBER: QH75 .A1 G74 2003 return to top Environmental Laws and Policy Endangered Species Act of 1973 from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/esact.html Federal Register http://www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html Greenwire UM only Daily coverage of environmental and energy policy. Land Letter UM only A Washington DC weekly newsletter on natural resources policy. Lexis-Nexis Congressional UM only Congressional documents from 1789 to present. Includes full text of legislative histories, laws, and regulations. return to top Internet Resources Conservation Biology Institute, supports biological diversity of wildlife, often using GIS and remote sensing data. http://www.consbio.org/ Endangered Animals of Maryland, from Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/plants_wildlife/espaa.asp Endangered Plants of Maryland, from Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/plants_wildlife/rte/rteplants.asp Maryland Naturalist Organizations, from Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/plants_wildlife/mno.asp Society of Conservation Biology, organization of conservation professionals. http://www.conbio.org/ return to top Remote Access via Research Port Access Library databases and online journals while you are off campus using the Research Port interface. 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