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(More Info)	Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Northeastern North America
Useful handbook that provides information about aquatic and wetland plants in the area east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio River valley. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
Definitive work for the study of bacteriology. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	BiologyBrowser
A portal designed "to connect life sciences researchers with free, useful resources and other like-minded scientists from all around the world." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Botany Online: The Internet Hypertextbook
The first 45 chapters of the German "Botany Online" "have been translated into English covering all plant anatomy, classic genetics, organic chemistry and plant biochemistry, intercellular communication, interactions between plants, fungi, bacteria, and viruses, evolution, and a part of ecology." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Ejournal Locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences
Four illustrated volumes cover the comprehensive and contemporary field of forest sciences, from the genetic aspects of air pollution to landscaping and planning. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Microbiology
A four-volume work that includes bibliographic entires. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Environmental Protection Agency
EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts by developing and enforcing regulations, performing environmental research, sponsoring voluntary partnerships and programs, furthering environmental education, and publishing information. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Flora of North America, North of Mexico - FNA Online
Information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Flowering Plants of the World
Contains over 200 color illustrations and provides comprehensive coverage of the world's dominant plant group. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	INFOMINE: Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Sciences
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the college and university level. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	International Plant Names Index
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants, ferns and fern allies. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	IOPI Database of Plant Databases (DPD)
A global list of plant databases and home to the Global Plant Checklist covering over 200,000 plants. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	National Council for Science and the Environment
"An easy-to-use single-point entry to environmental information and data for the use of all participants in the environmental enterprise." (from website) Read the full annotation

(More Info)	National Invasive Information Center
The National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) serves as a reference gateway to information, organizations, and services about invasive species. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada
A comprehensive, three-volume encyclopedia that provides extensive information on plants in the area east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio River valley. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture
A comprehensive ten-volume work. Somewhat dated, but still relevant for any botany project. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Northern Praries Wildlife Research Center
Use this search engine to find information on insects, birds, fish, mammals, plants, etc, by Geographic Location. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants
Includes all accepted generic and family names of flowering plants and ferns, with selected common names. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	PLANTS Database, USDA
"The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Science.gov
Science.gov is a search engine for government science information and research results. Currently in its fourth generation, Science.gov provides search of more than 50 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to over 1,800 scientific Web sites. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Scirus: for scientific information only
Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Trees of the Northern United States and Canada
Covers 300 species of trees. Includes keys, color photos, line drawings and maps. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	WorldCat (Public)
WorldCat (Public) is a global network of library content. This WorldCat site provides some services and functionality not offered on the other WorldCat site, but the content is identical. WorldCat is ideal for locating research sources not owned by Calvin so that the sources can be acquired through InterLibrary Loan. Read the full annotation

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