Harold & Wilma Good Library: BIOLOGY: WEBSITES

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for the Advancement of Science
Career resources, science in the news
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Educational resources, biology in the news
National Association of Biology Teachers
Resources for secondary and higher education biology teachers
Nature Conservancy
Conservation organization dedicated to protecting ecologically important land and water

Biodiversity hotspots
25 worldwide ecosystems
Bioethics.net
Promotes scholarly and public understanding of the ethical, legal, social, and public policy implications of advances in medicine; Penn Center sponsor

Encyclopedia of Life This link opens in a new window
Tens of thousands of species pages; collaboration of Harvard, Smithsonian, Field Museum, and others

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health information from US Dept. of Health and Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Climate change, air quality, environmental news
Library of Congress agriculture reference service
Agriculture, botany, horticulture subject guide
Library of Congress biology reference service
Biology, genetics, natural history, zoology subject guide
Plants database
US Dept. of Agriculture; vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the US and its territories
US Geological Survey
Biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water