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Botany

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American Journal of Botany: American Journal of Botany Online contains the full content of each issue of the journal, searchable by keyword. Covers topics such as ecology, physiology, development, population biology, systematics and cytogenetics. Cited references include hyperlinks to Medline and to the full text of many other online journals.
Author: Botanical Society of America
Subjects: botany, plant genetics
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: journal
Andean Botanical Information System: Information on the flowering plants of Andean South America, presented in English and Spanish. Provides descriptions, photos, and illustrations of flora in specific geographic regions, including Chile, and coastal and Northern Peru. Also features plant checklists for ecoregions such as coastal deserts, montane forests, and inter-Andean valleys.
Author: Dillon, Michael O. & Hensold, Nancy
Subjects: botany, flowering plants, south america
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: documents
BIOSIS Previews: The BIOSIS Previews database is the electronic version of Biological Abstracts, the largest printed reference publication for life sciences research information, and Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings), the companion printed reference to books, meetings, and research reviews. All life science areas are covered, including traditional biology (botany, ecology, zoology), interdisciplinary subjects (biochemistry, biomedicine, and biotechnology), and related areas such as instrumentation and methods. Contains bibliographic information of up to 18 million records, dating from 1926 to the present.
Author: Ovid
Subjects: agricultural research, biochemistry, biology research, botany, clinical medicine, ecology, microbiology research, pharmacology, zoology
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: bibliography
Bishop Museum, Hawaii: Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Over 30,000 specimens in entomology and botany (including algae and fungi).
Author: Bishop Museum, Hawaii
Subjects: algae, botany, entomology, hawaii, plant images
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: museum
Botanic Diversity Pages: Links to resources relevant to botanists and ecology fieldworkers, as well as secondary-level education information.
Author: Bleeker, Marco
Subjects: botany, ecology, plant biology
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: index
Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection: Collections of images arranged by topic including plant geography, plant morphology, phloem development, xylem development, floral ontogeny, lichens, economic botany, carnivorous plants, organography, pollen, paleobotany, plant defense mechanisms, plant anatomy, and cellular communication channels.
Author: Botanical Society of America
Subjects: botany, plant biology, plant images
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: image collection
Botany 301: Taxonomy of Flowering Plants: Learning and teaching resource on the taxonomy of flowering plants, providing illustrated lecture and laboratory notes covering basic classification, nomenclature and family studies. Includes a set of links to local and global online data sources in the field.
Author: Texas A & M University
Subjects: botany, plant biology, plant data
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: documents, images
Botany Encyclopedia of Plants and Botanical Dictionary: Gardening resource providing information about cultivation, propagation, varieties and hybrids. Features material on annuals, bulbs, succulents, fruit, grass, water plants, herbs, spices, houseplants, perennials, shrubs, bushes, trees, vegetables, vines, crawlers and wild flowers. Also includes a dictionary of botanical words, links to botanical gardens, associations, and societies.
Author: J L Clairmonte Holdings
Subjects: botany, flowering plants, horticulture, plant data, trees
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: reference documents
Brooks/Cole: Biology related educational resources arranged by subject, including human biology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and botany, with reviews, articles, news and texts.
Author: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company/ITP
Subjects: biology education, botany, human anatomy, microbiology links
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: documents
California Wildflowers: Database of flowering plants typically found in California, with photographs, descriptive information, and details of species' distribution. Resource is navigable by flower colour, common name, Latin name, family, and a geographical map of floralistic California.
Author: California Academy of Sciences
Subjects: botany, flowering plants
DeweyClass: 580.9
Resource type: images, reference data
CSU Bioweb: A collection of biological science resources for teaching and research. Includes articles, lectures, activities, diagrams and images for a range of subjects such as botany, cell biology, ecology, palaeontology and zoology.
Author: California State University
Subjects: biology education, biology research, botany, cell biology, ecology, palaeontology, zoology
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: documents, images
Herbarium: On-line Botanical Data: Index of botanical information on the Internet. Resources tend to concentrate on the Texas area with material presented in a variety of formats, and covering a number of topics including specimen, distribution, flowering plants and related species, as well as an extensive vascular plant image gallery.
Author: Texas A & M University Department of Biology
Subjects: botany, flowering plants, plant biology, plant data, plant distribution, plant images
DeweyClass: 580.9
Resource type: images, reference data
HighWire Press: A collection of over 70 journals covering topics including botany, physiology, psychiatry, chemistry, pharmacology, genetics, microbiology and neuroscience. Tables of contents and abstracts from current and recent issues are freely available online, with full text available to subscribers. Archives of many titles are also available.
Author: Stanford University Libraries
Subjects: botany, microbiology research, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, university publishers
DeweyClass: 505
Resource type: journal collection
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature: Official international system of rules of nomenclature used by botanists in all countries, dealing with the terms which denote the ranks of taxonomic groups or units and the scientific names which are applied to the individual taxonomic groups of plants. Includes subject and scientific name indexes.
Author: International Association for Plant Taxonomy
Subjects: botany, plant data, taxonomy
DeweyClass: 578.014
Resource type: reference document
Kew Royal Botanic Gardens: The mission of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is to enable better management of the earth's environment by increasing knowledge and understanding of the plant kingdom. Online information includes details of collections, scientific research, conservation, education, heritage and publications, as well as access to the Kew plant databases.
Author: Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
Subjects: botanical gardens, botany, natural history, plant biology, plant data, trees
DeweyClass: 580.73
Resource type: institution
Life Science Dictionary: Searchable dictionary of life science terms, including biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics.
Author: Indiana University
Subjects: biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: dictionary
Life Sciences Online Resources: Provides academic resources for the following life science subject areas: Agronomy, Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Botany, Food Science, Genetics, Microbiology and Pharmacology. Includes information on relevant university departments, news, journals and books, employment, commercial companies and upcoming events.
Author: icademic.org
Subjects: biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, food science, genetics, microbiology, microbiology links, pharmacology
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: index
Links for Palaeobotanists: Annotated links to Internet resources for palaeobotanists, with an Upper Triassic bias.
Author: Kelber, Klaus-Peter, Mineralogisches Institut, Universitat Wurzburg
Subjects: botany, palaeontology
DeweyClass: 561
Resource type: index
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle: Natural history museum in Paris, with online collections catalogue, fish catalogue, and details of current and recent exhibitions.
Author: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Subjects: botany, fish, natural history
DeweyClass: 508
Resource type: museum
Natural Selection: Catalogue of links which cover natural resources and energy, palaeontology, biology, botany, and zoology.
Author: BIOME, Nottingham University
Subjects: biology links, botany, natural history, palaeontology, zoology
DeweyClass: 500
Resource type: index
Nature Societies Online: A Directory of British and Irish Natural History and Related Societies: This online directory lists both general natural history and subject specific organisations in Britain and Ireland. Local, county and national groups and societies are searchable by name, keyword, initial letter or region.
Author: Natural History Museum, London
Subjects: botany, earth sciences, entomology, insects, natural history, plants, zoology
DeweyClass: 578
Resource type: directory
Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation: A set of preliminary, broad-scale ecosystem map reconstructions is presented for the world at the Last Glacial Maximum (18,000 years ago) and the early Holocene (8,000 years ago), the mid Holocene (5,000 years ago) and for comparison 'present-potential' maps that may be regarded as approximating the late Holocene vegetation distribution as it would - or might - have been without agricultural modification.
Author: Adams, J. M. & Faure, H., Quaternary Environments Network
Subjects: botany, palaeontology
DeweyClass: 561
Resource type: image collection
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: The Garden is a scientific institution dedicated to discovering and describing plants and their relationships, evolution, conservation, and biology. There are collections of living and preserved plants, a specialist library, and modern well-equipped laboratories. Online resources include a library catalogue, a database of plants, and information on events and exhibitions.
Author: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Subjects: botanical gardens, botany, natural history, plant biology
DeweyClass: 580.73
Resource type: museum, reference data
Scientific Journals: Botany, Crop and Soil Science: Set of links to journals relevant to botany, crop and soil science. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
Subjects: botany, crops, plant biology, plant pathology, soil science
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: journal index
Topica: Environment and Nature: An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to natural history and life sciences, with descriptions and subscription details.
Author: Topica
Subjects: birds, botany, flowering plants, forestry, mammals, trees
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: mailinglist index
Tree of Life: A distributed Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity. The project is designed to contain information about the phylogenetic relationships and characteristics of organisms, to illustrate the diversity and unity of living organisms, and to link biological information available on the Internet in the form of a phylogenetic navigator. The project aims to provide a map to biological information to be used by researchers, teachers and students.
Author: Maddison, David R. & Maddison, Wayne P.
Subjects: biodiversity, biology education, botany, evolution, genetics education, taxonomy, zoology
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: guide, reference data index
Wealth of the Rainforest: Pharmacy of the World: Information pertaining to the natural resources of the Amazon Rainforest, with a tropical plant database that is searchable by common name, botanical name, or ailment. Information is then given on use of substances and remedies, together with an extensive image gallery, and details of environmental issues relating to the Rainforest, such as its destruction and preservation.
Author: Raintree Nutrition
Subjects: alternative medicine, botany, environmental protection, forests, plant images
DeweyClass: 577.34
Resource type: document collection, images
WWW Virtual Library: Botany: Index of botany resources. Includes university departments, societies, botanical gardens and information for scientists and gardeners.
Author: Russell, Scott
Subjects: botanical gardens, botany
DeweyClass: 580
Resource type: index