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GEOL 103: Marine Environment: Home
Reference Sources
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AccessScience
- Reference resource covering major scientific disciplines with links to primary sources
- Online equivalent to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology
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Today's Science
- Searchable reference index of articles
- Glossary of scientific terms and biographies on important figures in science
- Draws on major scientific journals, magazines and newspapers in the United States and abroad
- Offers teacher content, including specific National Science Education Standards
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Science in ContextScience in Context contains reference content from scientific encyclopedias integrated with current news, images and videos to highlight real-world issues.
Academic Journal Articles
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Articles PlusIndex to hundreds of millions electronic resources, including journal and newspaper articles, e-books, dissertations, and media in campus library collections.
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BIOSIS Citation Index
- Citation and abstract database with access to many of the articles through the library
- Covers the area of life sciences research from 1926 to present
- Includes journals, books, reports, meetings, and patents
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GeoRef
- The American Geological Institute database of geoscience literature world-wide
- Articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and, theses
- Includes references to all publications of the US Geological Survey
- Includes Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from US and Canadian universities
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ProQuest Environmental Science PackageArticles plus searchable charts, figures, graphs, maps, photographs and tables representing all major environment topics.
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ProQuest Science JournalsApplied and general science articles covering topics such as global warming, alternative energy sources, robotic engineering, genetically modified food, and more.
Internet Resources
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Census of Marine LifeMarine Life Discoveries
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NASA's Jet Propulsion LaboratoryOcean Surface Topography from Space
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N.C. Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesDivision of Coastal Management
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Scripps Institution of Oceanographyexplorations e-magazine
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Tree of Lifemay be helpful in researching a specific organism
Additional Resources
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Encyclopedia of Coastal ScienceOnline resource
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