Marine Biology

ELECTRONIC INDEXES

ASFA I: Biological Sciences and Living Resources  1971+
Citations with abstracts to journal articles, books, reports, conference
proceedings, and translations dealing with the aquatic sciences.

BIOSIS  (Biological Abstracts)   1989+
This database consists of citations with abstracts to articles in over 7,000
life science journals worldwide. Available to 4 simultaneous users.

Environmental Issues & Policy Index 1973+
This database offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, geography, marine & freshwater resources, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. It offers cover-to-cover indexing and detailed abstracts for well over 1,000 international journals with ongoing coverage for over 500 titles, providing a global perspective on applicable issues.

General Science Full Text   (WilsonWeb)   1984+
Citations, with abstracts, to journal articles selected from close to 200
English-language core and popular journals covering all science disciplines.
Includes access to the full text of articles for 25% of the journals and links
to holdings in the BU Library Catalog.

Water Resources WorldWide 1970+
This database includes over 870,000 records covering worldwide aspects of marine, fresh and brackish water research, including water quality and supply, sewage and water treatment, aquatic biology, ecology and environmental management as well as pollution, limnology, climatology, oceanography, arid regions, hydrology, groundwater, river research, aquaculture, microbiology, biotechnology and much more.

Web of Science 1978+
Offering an electronic version of Science Citation Index, this database
covers articles in all areas of the sciences. Its most unique feature is the
ability to search for cited references in journal articles.

Wildlife and Ecology Studies WorldWide 1935+
This database offers a large index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Topics covered include behavior, endangered/threatened species, habitat, disturbances, genetics, life history, physiology, morphology, pollution, and management.

MARINE BIOLOGY LINKS

  • Boston University Marine Program (BUMP)
    Provides information about BUMP including faculty, courses, admissions, resources, and financial aid.
  • A Brief History of Marine Biology and Oceanography
    This University of California web site provides an online history of marine biology and oceanography.
  • EurekAlert!
    This site is an electronic index of research advances as published in news briefs and in the science media, including peer-reviewed scientific journal, biology and oceanography included
  • FishBase
    This is an information system with key data on the biology of all fishes including population dynamics, taxonomy, conservation, physiology, ecology, and genetics.
  • Marine Biology Learning Center
    This site provides educational resources for various Marine biology topics including coral reef fish ecology, marine ecology, coral reef bleaching, mangroves, and oceanography.
  • Marine Biology Web
    This site is an educational resource for marine biology students with reference lists organized by subject. Many other links are provided including links to marine stations, tide information, and more.
  • MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland
    MarLIN's web site provides a comprehensive and easily used source of information about marine habitats, communities and species around Britain and Ireland.
  • NOAA's coral reef information system
    NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is a storehouse of data and information related to NOAA-sponsored research in this area.
  • OceanLink
    This site has a variety of ocean-related information and resources including interviews with marine scientists, topic-specific information, career information, news, and records.
  • ReefBase
    This web site provides global information about coral reefs.
  • SciTechResources.gov
    This site "provides the scientist, engineer, and science aware citizen with easy access to government resources on many scientific topics including ocean sciences.
  • SeaWeb
    This web site that provides ocean-related news, information and opinion from a broad spectrum of sources.

    • MARINE BIOLOGY SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Cetacean Society
  • National Association of Marine Laboratories
  • National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
  • International Marine Mammal Association
  • Baltic Marine Biologists (BMB)
  • British Marine Life Study Society
  • American Fisheries Society
  • World Aquaculture Society (WAS)

    • MARINE BIOLOGY RESEARCH CENTERS AND LABS

  • Boston University Biology Department Program in Marine Biology
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Marine Biological Laboratory
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Scripps Institute of Oceanography
  • Australian Institute of Marine Science
  • Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
  • Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
  • Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • Florida Marine Research Institute 

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