Research Guides: Endangered Species: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

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If you are unfamiliar with a topic, it is often best to start with an encyclopedia, or reference book to gain a basic understaning of your topic as well as terminology used in the field.

Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks, etc.

Beacham's guide to the endangered species of North America
Useful information, but be careful, it was published in 2001.
Dictionary of Ecology
Covering topics from plant and animal physiology, animal behavior, evolution, environmental pollution, and conservation to climatology, meteorology, geomorphology, and oceanography (2015)
Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
Social as well as scientific in focus, it provides comprehensive coverage of the social aspect of environmental science (including treaties, organizations, and agencies relating to the environment) and ecology. 2015.
Dictionary of Zoology
From Oxford Reference Online (2014)
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Includes terms from the areas of ecology, animal behaviour, evolution, earth history, zoogeography, genetics, and physiology and it provides full taxonomic coverage of arthropods, other invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. It also features new material on behavioural ecology and conservation biology, and expanded coverage of cytology and taxonomy
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Open the link search "ANIMAL LIFE ENCYCLOPEDIA" [don't use the quotes]. You will then be able to choose between several volumes. It is worth the effort to get there.

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