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Encyclopedia of forest science

Encyclopedia of Forest Science
The Encyclopedia of Forest Science summarizes recent advances in forest science techniques. It also covers relevant biology and ecology, different types of forestry (e.g. tropical forestry and dryland forestry), scientific names of trees and shrubs, and the applied, economic, and social aspects of forest management. Illustrative tables, figures, and photographs are presented with every entry.
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Forestry Compendium Online from CABI

Forest Compendium Online from CABI
Forest Compendium contains full-text journal and conference articles, datasheets, maps, and images on all aspects of forestry, including trees, pests, botanical features, and uses. 1980s-present. Limited to
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PLANTS Database from the USDA

PLANTS Database from the USDA
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. Fact Sheets provide brief descriptions of a plant, its uses, and cultural recommendations. Plant Guides are similar but more extensive. Both are provided as PDFs. The database also includes an image gallery of photos and line drawings of U.S. plants plus cultivated or foreign taxa.
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GREENR (General Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) from Gale

GREENR General Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources from Gale
GREENR indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journal articles, newspapers, magazines, book reviews, reference works, case studies, images, videos, and podcasts on the business, environmental, and science aspects of emerging green technologies and sustainability. Full text presented in HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1864-present.
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Country Profiles and Mapping Information System from FAO

Country Profiles and Mapping Information System from FAO
Country Profiles and Mapping Information System provides country-level reports and statistical data in FAO "fields of expertise" (namely sustainable development, economic situation, agriculture/ forestry/ fishery sectors, technical cooperation) and "priority areas" (biodiversity, biosecurity, biotechnology, climate change, ecosystem management, emergency operations, ethics, food for cities, gender, global studies, information management, integrated production systems, organic farming, spatial information, sustainable livelihoods, trade agreements).
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Earth and Environmental Science encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online

Earth and Environmental Science encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online
Search or browse across nine subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 42,000 entries. References are linked via Get VText.
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Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America from Gale Virtual Reference Library

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America provides full-text reference articles in HTML and PDF on more than 1200 animals and plants that occur in North America that were identified before 2004 by the Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered or threatened. Most entries will also include one or more full-color images of the species described.
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