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ASFA: Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts from ProQuest
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstract indexes citations and abstracts of all aspects of aquatic resources, including life sciences, economics, and social science/public policy aspects. Sources include journals, books, conference papers, reports, patents, dissertations, and maps.
Overwhelmingly cited by a majority of aquatic science librarians as their primary database, the ASFA series is the premier reference in the field of aquatic resources. Input to ASFA is provided by a growing international network of information centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature. ASFA is a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), formed by four United Nations agency sponsors of ASFA and a network of international and national partners.
Major areas of coverage include:
- aquaculture
- aquatic organisms
- aquatic pollution
- brackish water environments
- conservation
- environmental quality
- fisheries
- freshwater environments
- limnology
- marine biotechnology
- marine environments
- meteorology
- oceanography
- policy and legislation
- wildlife management
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Coverage
1971-present. Note: These are several hundred records published before 1971.
Date
September 13, 2010
Try these more focused databases:
- ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts from ProQuest
- ASFA: Marine Biotechnology Abstracts from ProQuest
- ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources from ProQuest
- ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources from ProQuest
- ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality from ProQuest
- Oceanic Abstracts from ProQuest
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- Article searching
- Conference papers, preprints, and working papers
- Patents and trademarks
- Professional and trade literature
- Reports, standards, and financials
- Theses and dissertations
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