Natural resource sciences

Liaison Librarian

Emily MacKenzie 514-398-4400 ext. 7577 Macdonald Campus Library

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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eBook Databases
Article Databases
Major Journals
Web Resources
Organisations

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Natural Resource Management / Julian and Katherine Dunster
Available Online
Life on earth: An encyclopedia of biodiversity, ecology, and evolution / edited by Niles Eldredge
QH541.15 B56 L54 2002
Encyclopedia of biodiversity / editor-in-chief Simon Asher Levin
Available online
Encyclopedia of forest sciences / editor-in-chief, Jeffery Burley
Available online
Encyclopedia of water science / edited by B.A. Stewart and Terry A. Howell
S494.5 W3 E54 2003 REF

Key Texts

Natural resource conservation: Management for a sustainable future / Daniel D. Chiras and John P. Reganold
S938 O87 2010
Conflicts over natural resources: A reference handbook / Jacqueline Vaughn
S944 V38 2007 REF
Soil and Water Conservation: For productivity and environmental protection / Frederick R. Troeh, J. Arthur Hobbs and Roy L. Donahue
S623 T76 2004
United Nations world water development report
Available online
The State of Canada’s forests
Available online

Searching the Library Catalogue

For more resources in Natural Resource Sciences and its various disciplines, consult the library catalogue using either a basic keyword search or advanced keyword search. For search tips, consult the Catalogue Help page.

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

HD 1690-1702: Water resources development
QH 75-77: Biodiversity conservation
QH 540-549.5: Ecology
QL 81.5-84.7: Wildlife conservation
S 600-600.7: Agricultural meteorology
S 900-972: Conservation of natural resources
SD 1-669.5: Forestry
TD 172-193.5: Environmental pollution

eBook Databases

Ebooks are also listed in the Library Catalogue and can be easily located using the eBooks sub-catalogue.

CRCnetBASE
Allows access to full text to handbooks, references, and monographs published by CRC Press. Can search content or browse the Agriculture and Life Science categories.
ScienceDirect
Provides detailed and exhaustive coverage of chapters of books in the agricultural, biological and environmental sciences. Includes journals as well, but searches can be refined to books only. McGill subscriptions are indicated by a bright green square box.
SpringerLink Books
Provides online access to chapters from over 15,500 book titles covering life and environmental science. McGill subscriptions are indicated by a bright green square box.

Article Databases

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts: 1971 to the present
The ASFA series is a premier reference in the field of aquatic resources. Includes over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature covering aquaculture, aquatic organisms, aquatic pollution, brackish water environments, fisheries, freshwater and marine environments, limnology, marine biotechnology, and wildlife management.
BioOne Abstracts and Indexes: 2000 to the present
Provides access to research journals in biology, ecology and environmental science. Most titles are published by small societies and non-commercial publishers.
CAB Abstracts: 1973 to the present
A bibliographic database compiled by CAB INTERNATIONAL. It covers the significant research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health, and the management and conservation of natural resources.
Ecology Abstracts: 1982 to present
Indexes current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, focusing on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Database: 1967 to present
This multidisciplinary database provides comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Covers agricultural and environmental biotechnology, aquatic pollution, bacteriology, ecology, energy resources, environmental impact statements (U.S.), hazardous waste, microbiology related to industrial and environmental issues, pollution, risk assessment, toxicology, water pollution and resource issues, waste management.
Water Resources Abstracts: 1967 to present
Provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide: 1935 to present
The world's largest index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.