Ecology and Environmental Links
- Ano Nuevo Island Reserve -- Site for information about this island reserve off of the coast of California.
- Biodiversity Hotspots -- This web site examines critically threatened ecosystems in detail.
- Carbon Cycle Modeling Group -- This research group is actively involved in global warming research.
- Earthwatch Institute -- Earthwatch is an organization which partners scientists with the general public on a number of "expeditions".
- Ecoregions of the United States -- US Forest Service site describing the different biogeographic regions of the U.S.
- EnviroLink -- Collection of information, news headlines, etc., which are aimed at educating people on becoming more environmentally aware. Also deals with buying products that are environmentally responsible.
- Environmental Sites on the Internet -- A great starting point for research in the environmental sciences.
- The Evolution of the Conservation movement, 1850-1920 -- Library of Congress' American Memory program feature examining the growth of conservation ideas in America.
- Florida Center for Environmental Studies -- This site examines issues concerning aquatic ecosystems and wetlands.
- Global Carbon Cycle -- Woods Hole Research Center site which gives an overview of the global carbon cycle.
- Global Change Master Directory -- NASA web site containing information on global climate changes.
- Institute for Energy and Environmental Research -- Organization dedicated to increasing public involvement in environmental issues through the democratization of science.
- International Energy Agency -- Available at this site are technical reports of oil shortages and the greenhouse effect, from the IEA which is a consortium of oil-exporting countries.
- National Library for the Environment -- An exceptional site that is a clearinghouse of environmental information.
- National Park Service -- A great link to all of the national parks. Some parks have fantastic ecology websites (check out the Everglades!).
- NatureServe -- Web site from the Association of Biodiversity Information, it contains much information on the habitats and status of animals and plants in the US and Canada.
- Pathfinder Homepage -- Homepage for NASA's Pathfinder project, whose purpose is to examine global change using remote sensing equipment.
- Population Ecology -- Web site devoted to population ecology studies.
- Scorecard -- From the Environmental Defense Fund. Find out who is polluting your community!
- Sierra Club -- Very informative Web Site of the Sierra Club.
- Society for Environmental Education -- Take a Virtual tour of Costa Rica, as well investigate other aspects of ecology.
- Sustainable Seas Expeditions -- Group sponsored by NOAA and the National Geographic Society whose purpose is to scientifically study the oceans and their ecosystems and role in global ecology.
- TOXNET -- This resource opens the gateway to many toxicology databases and other information on environmental toxins.
- Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean Project -- NOAA site which describes and documents the El Nino and La Nina effect.
- The Truth about Salvage Logging -- Web site illustrating some of the environmental problems associated with salvage logging in western forests.
- Union of Concerned Scientists -- Web site of concerned scientists covering issues concerning the environment, agriculture, population, energy, arms control, etc.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- This is a marvelous web site with many resources about current environmental issues, as well as what the EPA is doing about them.
- Virtual Library of Ecology and Biodiversity -- Great site for finding information concerning endangered species, habitat descriptions, etc.
- The Wilderness Society -- Home Page of organization devoted to the preservation of wild lands.
- Wildland Invasive Species Team -- The Nature Conservancy Site on the controlling of invading exotic species.
- World Wildlife Fund -- Web site shows projects and current conservation news from the WWF.
- Yahoo Ecology Sites -- You can select from the thousands of ecology sites on the Web from this resource.