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COLSA Reference

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AccessScience This link opens in a new window
A college-level encyclopedia of science and technology. Includes a science dictionary, an "In the News" section, and several features for undergraduate students: basic tables, study guides, and brief scientific biographies. Mac Users: Use Safari with this database. There have been access problems with Internet Explorer.

Animals: a visual encyclopedia
From aardvarks to zebras with special focus on the superlatives: biggest, fastest, strongest, and strangest.
CABI Encyclopedia of Forest Trees
Extensive overview of 300 of the world's most important forest trees. Tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal trees of major economic importance are included, covering tree species used in agroforestry practices around the world.
Concise encyclopedia of plant pathology
An easy-to-use reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology.

Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences This link opens in a new window
Summarizes recent advances in forest science techniques, and covers the basic information vital to comprehensive understanding of the important elements of forestry, relevant biology and ecology, different types of forestry (e.g. tropical forestry and dryland forestry), scientific names of trees and shrubs, and the applied, economic, and social aspects of forest management.

Encyclopedia of Life
Start with these introductory biodiversity articles to learn more about life on earth, or search for a species by scientific or common name.

Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive resource on the science of the oceans. Includes contribution on the physical processes that drive the oceans as well as on ocean technology, law of the oceans, global programs, marine policy, the use of the oceans for food and energy, and the impact of pollution and climate changes.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
The overall structure of this reference work is based on the classification of animals into naturally related groups, a discipline known as taxonomy or biosystematics. Taxonomy is the science through which various organisms are discovered, identified, described, named, classified and catalogued. It should be noted that in preparing this volume what might be termed a conservative approach was adopted, relying primarily on traditional animal classification schemes. 2nd editions, 2003