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Plant Biology
This guide covers the scientific study of plants, including their anatomy, morphology, physiology, biochemistry, taxonomy, cytology, genetics, evolution, and geographical distribution. It is designed to be a brief finding aid for information related to Plant biology targeted toward Boston University faculty, staff, and students. It includes both print and online materials. Annotation is provided in instances where the resource title is ambiguous. The guide is not comprehensive. If you need assistance locating these or any other sources, please contact the Science and Engineering Library reference department.
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Agricola
1966+
Index to agricultural and related life science journals containing
over 3.3 million bibliographic records of journal articles,
monographs, theses, patents, software, audio-visual materials,
and technical reports related to agriculture from 1979 to
the present. Indexers regularly scan over 1,400 journals for
input into the database.
BIOSIS
(Biological Abstracts) 1989+
This database consists of citations with abstracts to articles
in over 7,000 life science journals worldwide and is very
comprehensive across all of the life sciences.
Biological and Agricultural Index Full Text 1994+
This database include the core literature of biology and agriculture.
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.
Web
of Science 1973+
Offering an electronic version of Science Citation Index,
this database
covers articles in all areas of the sciences and enables users
to search current and retrospective multidisciplinary information
from approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious, high impact
research journals in the world. Its most unique feature is
the ability to search for cited references in journal articles.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
A Dictionary of Biology, 6th edition
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences, 2nd edition
The
Arabidopsis Book
An Open Access project bringing together an encyclopedic description
of this heavily studied plant species.
BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences
Science and Engineering Library: Reference TP248.16 .E53 2003
Nearctica:
native conifers of North America
This Web site offers an introduction, a key to genera and
species, access to genera and species from a checklist, and
selected special conifers from various parts of North America.
Oxford Companion to the Garden
Red List ( International
Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
Lists threatened and endangered plant and animal groups.
World
list of cycads
This web site provides users with an up-to-date listing of
all cycad names and their synonyms along with other botanical
and horticultural information.
Web Resources
AGRIS/CARIS Information
Centre
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural
sciences and technology. It was created by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1974, to facilitate
information exchange and to bring together world literature
dealing with all aspects of agriculture.
Biodiversity
Hotspots
This web site focuses on 25 critically threatened ecosystems,
or hotspots. The intention is to categorize and prioritize
areas on all continents where biodiversity is at greatest
risk and provide information about them for the purposes of
planning and decision-making. For each of the hotspots, there
is information about threatened and endangered plant and vertebrate
species from the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List,
along with an ecosystem description, commentary about unique
biodiversity and human impacts, details about conservation
action, related links, a bibliography for further reading,
and an outline map.
Botany
301: taxonomy of flowering plants
This Web site is an ongoing, regularly updated resource of
"pages and local linked content designed for personal
use of Texas A&M systematic botany students and all others
who have an interest in the Texas flora. While they are not
designed for commercial use or publication, they are designed
to maximize free and open flow of information relating to
systematic botany.
FAO forestry
This Internet resource presents information on the UN's FAO
Forestry Department, which exists to "promote national
and international action for the effective conservation, sustainable
management and efficient utilization of forest and related
resources as an integral element of land use systems."
Major sections include a country section containing forest
and forestry information for many of the world's countries
and access to the current issue of Unasylva, an international
quarterly journal of forestry and forest industries.
Forest biology and
dendrology educational sites
This web site features several outstanding and authoritative
compilations of data about forestry, forests, and forest trees
including fact Sheets for tree identification of tree and
shrub species for all of North America. Also included on each
species page are images of leaves, bark, twigs, branches,
fruits, and overall aspect. Users can download species lists
for states or regions of North America.
Integrated Taxonomic
Information System
Web site for authoritative taxonomic information on plants,
animals, and microbes of the world.
Internet Directory for
Botany
This comprehensive index site covers all kinds of botanical
information.
MendelWeb
This web site is an educational resource for teachers and
students interested in the origins of classical genetics,
introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and
the history and literature of science.
Natural selection
This web site provides a browsable and searchable collection
of Internet resources about the natural world. Topics include
Natural Resources & Energy, Palaeontology, Biology, Botany,
and Zoology.
PLANTS national database
This site contains information about the approximately 45,000
currently recognized plant taxa, both vascular and nonvascular,
known to occur as native or naturalized species within the
boundaries of the US, including its territories.
Species 2000
This site contains a series of databases providing a uniform
and validated quality index of names of all known species.
Transgenic
crops: an introduction and resource guide
This site provides a summary of the work being done on transgenic
crops and offers many linkages to other resources on the technology
and issues surrounding transgenic crops.
Invasive Species Initiative
This site compiles a wealth of information about invasive
plants designed to help all conservationists deal most effectively
with invasive species .
Organizations and Research Centers
American Botanical Council
Gathers and disseminates information about herbs, medicinal
plants and herbal research.
American Bryological
and Lichenological Society
This group consists of professional botanists, botany teachers,
and hobbyists interested in mosses, liverworts, and lichens.
American Phytopathological
Society: Plant Pathology Online
APS s an international scientific organization that promotes
the study of plant diseases and their control.
American Society
of Plant Biologists
ASPB is a professional society devoted to the advancement
of the plant sciences.
Botanical Society of America
This organization works to sustain and provide education about
plants; encourage basic plant research; and foster communication
within the botanical community.
ASU
Center for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis
Arizona State University site that provides news and educational
resources about photosynthesis.
International
Mycological Association
Promotes the study of all aspects of mycology.
International
Plant Genetic Resources Institute
IPGRI is an international research institute studying and
promoting agricultural biodiversity.
Rainforest Action Network
This non-profit organization works to protect the Earth's
rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through
education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action.
World Agroforestry
Centre
This nonprofit focuses on research and education in partnership
with international institutions concerned with mitigating
deforested tropical forests. World Agroforestry Centre's purpose
is to mitigate tropical deforestation, land depletion, and
rural poverty through improved agroforestry systems.
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