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Soil science

1. Agricola: Agricultural Online Access
2. AgView
3. Caenorhabditis elegans
4. CANSIS: Canadian Soil Information System
5. CLUES: Center for Computer Based Learning in Land Use and Environmental Sciences
6. Major Biomes of the World
7. Scientific Journals: Botany, Crop and Soil Science

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Agricola: Agricultural Online Access

Database of bibliographic records covering materials dating from the 16th century to the present. Encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, alternative farming practices and agricultural economics, products and engineering.
     Author: National Agricultural Library
     Subjects: agricultural research, soil science, water management
     DeweyClass: 630
     Resource type: opac

AgView

A search and index tool to help navigate the Internet for data, information and resources related to agriculture.
     Author: Information Dynamics
     Subjects: agriculture links, crops, food science, forestry, horticulture, pest control, soil science
     DeweyClass: 630
     Resource type: index

Caenorhabditis elegans

Caenorhabditis elegans is a small (1 mm long) soil nematode found in temperate regions. It has been used to study the genetics of development and neurobiology.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin Southwestern Medical Center
     Subjects: soil science, worms
     DeweyClass: 592.57
     Resource type: index

CANSIS: Canadian Soil Information System

Supports the research activities of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada by building the National Soil DataBase, which contains soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada, and acting as a source of GIS products and expertise.
     Author: Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa
     Subjects: agricultural research, canadian geography, crops, soil science
     DeweyClass: 557
     Resource type: reference data

CLUES: Center for Computer Based Learning in Land Use and Environmental Sciences

The Centre's aims are to enhance the quality of learning and increase the effectiveness of teaching in subjects relating to land use and environmental sciences within UK higher education through the application of computer assisted learning and other information technologies.
     Author: Aberdeen University
     Subjects: agricultural technology, environmental science, livestock, pest control, soil science
     DeweyClass: 333.7
     Resource type: documents, software

Major Biomes of the World

Guide to the distribution and nature of the world's major biomes. Considers the structure, characteristic growth forms, and taxonomic affiliations of the vegetation, and major soil order(s). Also covers common adaptive characteristics of the fauna of the tundra, boreal forest, temperate broadleaf deciduous forest, tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, tropical savanna, temperate grasslands, desert scrub, and Mediterranean shrub biomes.
     Author: Woodward, Susan
     Subjects: forests, geography education, soil science, taxonomy
     DeweyClass: 577.3
     Resource type: guide

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