Ecology

Britannica Online Academic Edition  
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Credo Reference  
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Global Plants  
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AirNow
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Energy Information Association
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Environmental Health and Toxicology Information
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Environmental Literacy Council
Virtual library for educators and students offers cross-disciplinary environmental resources -over 1000 pages of background information and resources along with curricular materials and textbook reviews.
International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation which acts as energy policy advisor to 28 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens.
International Data Base
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Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help America's private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.
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United Nations Environmental Program
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U.S. Geological Survey
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
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World Factbook
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General Science Collection  
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GreenFILE 
This comprehensive resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
PLoS
PLoS (Public Library of Science) is a non-profit publisher of Open Access materials in the scientific arena.
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Science Reference Center  
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Earth Justice
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.
Ecological Internet
Your Complete Source for Environmental Sustainability News and Action, Expert Analysis, Information Retrieval Tools, Portal Services, and Web Site and Campaign Consulting
Global Climate Change - NASA's Eyes on the Earth
NASA's site, subtitled "Vital Signs of the Planet" provides scientific evidence of global climate change.
Exploring Life's Origins
The goal of this project is to use molecular illustration and animation to help describe origins of life research and theories to broad audiences. This website is part of a multimedia exhibit at the Museum of Science.
Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch is an open data website that aims to monitor deforestation worldwide.
Microbial Life
This site contains a variety of educational and supporting materials for students and teachers of microbiology. 
National Geographic
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Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy — the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
Plants Database
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
Resources for the Future
RFF is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research – rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences – on environmental, energy, natural resource and environmental health issues. .
Science Research
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Understanding Evolution
This site helps people understand what evolution is, how it works, how it factors into life, how research in evolutionary biology is performed, and how ideas in this area have changed over time.
WildFinder
This application allows the user to visualize global distribution of animal species based on the World Wildlife Fund's terrestrial ecoregion maps.

Films on Demand - Ecology
This is a collection of arts, humanities, sciences, and technical education videos and video clips.
Feature Films for Education 
The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. The Collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more. NOTE: This Collection is limited to classroom use and personal use. This Collection cannot be used for Campus Screening (Not for Public Events) NOTE: If you have issues playing a film, clean all your browse history, cache, and cookies.